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Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver wins special primary for New Jersey US House seat
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has won the special House Democratic primary to succeed the late Donald Payne Jr. in Congress. McIver emerged victorious Tuesday amid...
Jul 16, 2024
Out-of-state officers fatally shot a man blocks away from the RNC, angering Milwaukee residents
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Five Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot at a man who was in a knife fight near the convention, killing him, Milwaukee's police chief said Tu...
Jul 16, 2024
Messi likely to miss next two games for Inter Miami due to ankle injury
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi is likely to miss at least the next two matches for Inter Miami, his Major League Soccer team, after injuring his right ankle during the Copa America final, M...
Jul 16, 2024
Raptors sign Ohio State forward Jamison Battle
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed Ohio State forward Jamison Battle, who is coming off a superb season in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-7 Battle, a native of Robbinsdale, Minn., averaged 15.3 points...
Jul 16, 2024
Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man on Tuesday, 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection. The inmate has long maintained th...
Jul 16, 2024
B.C. caps international post-secondary student enrolment at 30 per cent of total
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has introduced new guidelines for public post-secondary education institutions, capping the number of international students at 30 per cent of their total enro...
Jul 16, 2024
Headstone for late LLRIB Chief Isiah Charles erected in Stanley Mission
A new headstone honouring the late Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Isiah Charles was commemorated Tuesday. Charles was the chief of the LLRIB from 1967 to 1969 and he was from Grandmother's Bay...
Jul 16, 2024
La Ronge RCMP look for Louis Road shooter
La Ronge RCMP are looking for whoever shot a man at the corner of Louis Road and Bedford Drive yesterday. Officers responded immediately when they got the call on July 15 at 12:50 a.m., finding the in...
Jul 16, 2024
Alberta, B.C. toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers
EDMONTON - The Alberta-British Columbia wine fight appears to be coming to an end. The premiers of both provinces announced Tuesday a one-year deal to again allow Albertans to direct order wine from m...
Jul 16, 2024
Jontay Porter, banned from NBA, asks court for permission to resume career in Greece
Jontay Porter, who has been banned from the NBA after admitting that he helped bettors by intentionally underperforming in games, asked a federal court Wednesday for permission to resume his playing c...
Jul 16, 2024