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Texas runoffs put Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, state's GOP House speaker in middle of party feud
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is out to save his job Tuesday in a GOP primary runoff that has put rifts within the party on display. Gonzales, who has clashed with some of his ...
May 28, 2024
Human smugglers used B.C. freight trains to move people across border, U.S. says
VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges in Seattle for their alleged role in what it calls a dangerous scheme to transport people out of British Colu...
May 28, 2024
'It was just really surreal': McCoy Colts win High School Baseball Championship
The Junior Varsity Monsignor McCoy Colts captured the Southern Alberta High School Baseball Tier 1 Championship last weekend.The Colts were victorious over the Foothills Falcons with a final game scor...
May 28, 2024
Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for th...
May 28, 2024
P.E.I. kiteboarder 'lucky to be alive' after shark attack in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES - A professional kiteboarder from P.E.I. says he has been seriously injured in a shark attack that occurred while he was snorkelling in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. In an Ins...
May 28, 2024
Oilers looking to regroup after Game 3 loss: 'Nothing to sulk about'
EDMONTON - Kris Knoblauch needed someone - anyone - to step up. The Oilers were taking on water after a flying start to Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference final. Connor McDavid had been shot out o...
May 28, 2024
A Kentucky family is left homeless for a second time by a tornado that hit the same location
BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) - Devin Johnson's life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend - on the same lot in Kentucky where another twister left him ho...
May 28, 2024
US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result ...
May 28, 2024
Jessica Campbell could be candidate as an assistant in Seattle, new Kraken coach Dan Bylsma says
SEATTLE (AP) - New Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said current Coachella Valley assistant coach Jessica Campbell could be a candidate for a similar position with the NHL club. Bylsma has been the hea...
May 28, 2024
Slumping Vancouver Whitecaps searching for goals, road win in Kansas City
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps need a win. Heading to a mid-week matchup with Sporting Kansas City, the Whitecaps (5-5-4) are winless in their last six Major League Soccer outings, with three los...
May 28, 2024