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Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'
ALBUQUERQUE, N,M. (AP) - It made drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico do double takes. A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers to...
Jul 28, 2022
Morales-Williams persevered through pandemic to become one of Canada's top sprinters
Virtually every day after COVID-19 closed high schools and shuttered sports facilities in Ontario, Christopher Morales-Williams would get dressed as if he was going to track practice. Instead, the 17-...
Jul 28, 2022
Barnes happy a fair deal for Alberta, inflation were part of UCP leadership debate
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Former United Conservative Party caucus member Drew Barnes is pleased those who want to take over for Premier Jason Kenney tackled two specific issues in Medicine Hat on Wednesday. ...
Jul 28, 2022
Toronto FC looks to move on after painful penalty shootout loss in cup final
TORONTO - Having lost one cup final this week in a painful penalty shootout, Toronto FC now sees itself facing 12 more. That's how many games left Toronto (6-12-4) has left in the MLS regular season. ...
Jul 28, 2022
Defense contractor held without bail in ID theft mystery
HONOLULU (AP) - A U.S. defense contractor accused of living under the name of a dead Texas boy for decades was ordered detained Thursday by a federal judge in Honolulu after a federal prosecutor added...
Jul 28, 2022
Los Angeles County avoids new mask rule as COVID stabilizes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized, a top health official sai...
Jul 28, 2022
Leslyn Lewis joins Pierre Poilievre in skipping third Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA - Leslyn Lewis has officially decided to skip out on the Conservative party's next leadership debate. Her campaign says it informed the race's organizing committee she will not attend the "all-...
Jul 28, 2022
Alberta to spend $87 million on youth mental health supports in schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced funding aimed at supporting the mental health of youths across Alberta.Among the total of $87 million announced on Thursday, approximately $42 ...
Jul 28, 2022
Riders host Lions to open tough stretch of 8 straight games against West opponents
REGINA - Seven games into the season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into the toughest stretch of their schedule. The 4-3 Riders will host the 4-1 B.C. Lions on Friday, opening a run of eigh...
Jul 28, 2022
Visit by Pope Francis to Quebec City stirs mix of emotions among faithful
QUEBEC - Pope Francis is spending less than 48 hours in Quebec City, and his mission is a sombre one of penance, but those lining up hours to catch a brief glimpse of the pontiff say they are balancin...
Jul 28, 2022