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Alberta government says no to possible bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games
CALGARY - Alberta's government has pulled the plug on a possible 2030 Commonwealth Games bid citing financial risk. Alberta's 2030 bid committee called the move an "unexpected decision" as the group h...
Aug 03, 2023

Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 rape, hammer killing of nurse
A Florida man who recently dropped all legal appeals was executed Thursday for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed. James Ph...
Aug 03, 2023

John Howard Society launches new program to assist people with criminal records
A new program launched by the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS), aims to help people with criminal records, who may be in search of a job, a place to live or applying for school.The Record Su...
Aug 03, 2023

Chief Tammy Cook-Searson appointed to Cameco board
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson has been appointed to the Cameco Board of Directors effective Sept. 1. "I'm really grateful for the opportunity to serve," she said. "I made i...
Aug 03, 2023

Struggling Calgary Stampeders seek turnaround, starting with Toronto Argonauts
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have a mountain to climb in August starting with Friday's home game against the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. The Stampeders will attempt to clamber o...
Aug 03, 2023

Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor after botched attempts to hire her unraveled after pushback over her past work ...
Aug 03, 2023

De Grasse, LePage, Rogers among Canadian headliners for world athletics championships
OTTAWA - Decathlete Pierce LePage, hammer thrower Camryn Rogers and sprinters Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney headline the Canadian team for the upcoming world athletics ...
Aug 03, 2023

Trump arrives at DC courthouse to face charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the federal courthouse in Washington to surrender to authorities on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 defeat in the presidential el...
Aug 03, 2023

Appeal in court ruling to move harassment case against Trudeau Foundation to Quebec
MONTREAL - A woman who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is appealing a Newfoundland and Labrador court decision that would have the case moved to Quebec....
Aug 03, 2023

Rallies across Canada demand governments search landfill for slain Indigenous women
WINNIPEG - Calls to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women are ramping up as rallies take place across the country. Families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are...
Aug 03, 2023