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Abortion clinic ban in Utah challenged by lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Utah law that would ban abortion clinics in the deeply conservative state. The law signed by Republic...
Apr 03, 2023
Pitching In: Brown Bag Lunch Program
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are many ways to pitch in and volunteer in our community.From time to time we will be sending Curtis Nash out to discover some ways you can help.Today, in an all-new episode o...
Apr 03, 2023
Fire alarm blamed for 10 minutes of beeping during remote Blue Jays radio broadcast
A fire alarm was to blame for 10 minutes of beeping noises that could be heard during Sportsnet's remote call of the Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcast over the weekend. Blue Jays v...
Apr 03, 2023
Ottawa may have to adjust future help for Ukrainian refugees: immigration minister
CALGARY - Canada may have to consider updating future supports for Ukrainians seeking refuge from war, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Monday. "I've been hearing from provinces and from ...
Apr 03, 2023
Olympian, former Canada basketball player Greg Francis dead at 48
TORONTO - Former Canadian men's basketball national team member and Olympian Greg Francis has died at the age of 48. Canada Basketball confirmed the news on Monday. Francis competed for Canada at both...
Apr 03, 2023
Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place re...
Apr 03, 2023
Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has led to second-degree murder charges against 10 deputies and hospital employees, died ...
Apr 03, 2023
Maine ice disk on frozen lake measures 541 meters across
MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) - Volunteers cut a big ol' circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, reclaiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel. With a dia...
Apr 03, 2023
Alberta expanding economic immigration program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said it is making it easier for in-demand workers and entrepreneurs to become permanent residents.The province has announced a few changes to the Alberta Adv...
Apr 03, 2023
B.C. Lions donate over $300,000 to amateur football in the province
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions made a donation of $309,435.07 to amateur football in the province Monday. The donation is the result of 50/50 proceeds from last season. The amount is a single-season recor...
Apr 03, 2023