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North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The veto came Saturday during a public rally. ...
May 13, 2023
'Human compassion': Albertans lend a helping hand to wildfire evacuees
Woodland Cree Elder Leonard Cardinal, his wife and their son prepared more than 100 bagged lunches earlier this week and delivered them to evacuees from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, a northwestern Alber...
May 13, 2023
Environment a background issue in Alberta election but may play role, say observers
EDMONTON - Few governments have seen as many environmental dust-ups as Alberta's United Conservatives in their four-year tenure. They tried delisting parks and opening the Rocky Mountains to coal mini...
May 13, 2023
Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects
Alberta entomologist Kevin Floate is ready to start spreading the news that he has compiled a comprehensive guide into insects that live in cow dung in Canada. Floate - a scientist with Agriculture an...
May 13, 2023
'Systemic difficulties' hampered review of Canada's cyberspy service: watchdog
OTTAWA - A culture within Canada's cyberspy service of "resisting and impeding" independent review has frustrated efforts to ensure it is obeying the law, say newly released documents from the federal...
May 13, 2023
LeBron James, Lakers eliminate champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Six months and a day after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 2-10 to start the regular season, they emphatically eliminated the defending NBA champions to reach the Western Conference ...
May 13, 2023
LeBron James, Lakers eliminate champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Six months and a day after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 2-10 to start the regular season, they emphatically eliminated the defending NBA champions to reach the Western Conference ...
May 13, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights push Oilers to brink of playoff elimination with 4-3 win
LAS VEGAS - Jack Eichel scored a goal and had two assists for the Vegas Golden Knights in Friday's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series. Reilly Smith, Mark Stone...
May 12, 2023
Cousins scores in OT, Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs in five games
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 on Friday to win t...
May 12, 2023
Privacy commissioner appeals Federal Court decision in Facebook case
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is appealing a recent decision by the Federal Court, which sided with Facebook in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica affair. A judge in April dismi...
May 12, 2023