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How effective are California's homelessness programs? State hasn't been tracking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five-year period but didn't consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs, according to state au...
Apr 09, 2024
French PM to visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during Canadian visit
MONTREAL - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during a three-day trip to Canada that begins Wednesday. Attal will land in Ottawa where he is scheduled to m...
Apr 09, 2024
Former Venezuelan oil minister is arrested in connection with corruption probe, authorities say
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's once powerful oil minister who quit last year has been arrested on allegations of corruption, the government announced Tuesday. The Ministry of Communications rel...
Apr 09, 2024
At least 3 dead and 4 missing in an explosion at hydroelectric plant near Bologna
MILAN (AP) - An explosion Tuesday at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and seriously injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people wer...
Apr 09, 2024
Medicine Hat couple converts school bus into home, charts course for Belize
There's no turning back now.Medicine Hat residents Chris Nason and Nicole Pilon have spent the last 10 months renovating a school bus they bought on Facebook marketplace.Having conditionally sold thei...
Apr 09, 2024
South Alberta Light Horse Regiment to keep identity as it moves under Calgary unit's command
The Medicine Hat-based South Alberta Light Horse Regiment will hold on to its identity but still move under the command of a Calgary unit in a compromise advocates hailed as a partial victory.Backlash...
Apr 09, 2024
Mexican brothers look forward to CPL adventure as owners of York United FC
TORONTO - Ricardo Pasquel survived a Canadian winter. Now the fun really begins The Mexico City native and his two brothers, Eduardo and Miguel, are looking forward to their first season as owners of ...
Apr 09, 2024
Group including John Morris buys Grand Slam of Curling from Sportsnet
TORONTO - A group that includes two-time Olympic gold medal curler John Morris and former NFL player Jared Allen has purchased the Grand Slam of Curling tour from Sportsnet. The Curling Group, a sport...
Apr 09, 2024
Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says
LONDON (AP) - Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called "God particle" that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the Un...
Apr 09, 2024
Freeland doesn't rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget - but won't say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment....
Apr 09, 2024