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Missouri man put to death for killing police officer in 2005
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri inmate convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis area police officer he blamed in the death of his younger brother was executed Tuesday night. Kevin Johnson, 37...
Nov 29, 2022
A look at how Alberta's proposed sovereignty act would work
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced on Tuesday her signature bill called the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. The United Conservative Party government says the proposed...
Nov 29, 2022
Former Calgary Flames star Matthew Tkachuk returns to Saddledome a Florida Panther
CALGARY - The reality of playing for an opposing team in what was once his home arena for so many seasons sank in for Matthew Tkachuk on Tuesday. The 24-year-old winger returned to Calgary's Saddledom...
Nov 29, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney resigns legislature seat
EDMONTON - A signed letter posted on the verified Twitter account of former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says he has resigned as a member of the legislature. More coming. The Canadian Press
Nov 29, 2022
A look at some of the species at risk in Canada
OTTAWA - The Wild Species 2020 report released Tuesday identifies more than 5,000 species that are extinct or at risk of going extinct in Canada. That included 18 species whose ranking is considered g...
Nov 29, 2022
Senators ask Trudeau to strip Don Meredith of 'Honourable' title
OTTAWA - Senators voted to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his "Honourable" title. Meredith resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct...
Nov 29, 2022
Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundr...
Nov 29, 2022
Trump's dinner disaster sparks new rules for his campaign
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is betting he can win his way back to the White House by reviving the outsider appeal that fueled his success in 2016. But his dinner with a Holocaust-denying white nation...
Nov 29, 2022
La Ronge byelection to fill open councillor position scheduled for Wednesday
La Ronge is set to have a full council of seven for the first time since July. A byelection is scheduled for tomorrow to fill a councillor position left vacant after Joe Hordyski won a previous mayora...
Nov 29, 2022
Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department...
Nov 29, 2022