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Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's state parole board voted Wednesday not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, even though the state attorney general said he doesn't think the cond...
Apr 26, 2023

More Canadians airlifted from Sudan, but no timeline for CAF flights
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says about 50 additional Canadians were evacuated out of Sudan in the past day as more add their names to a list seeking help to flee to safety. That mean...
Apr 26, 2023

Canes' Aho, Oilers' Hyman each take a puck off the face
Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes and Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers are giving new meaning to the word "faceoff." Both were hit in the face by a puck on Tuesday night, and each played an in...
Apr 26, 2023

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities, his...
Apr 26, 2023

Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign Wednesday, pledging to "bring out the best of America" and aiming to draw contrasts ...
Apr 26, 2023

Bains appointment to Rogers prompts House committee to invite lobbying commissioner
OTTAWA - The lobbying commissioner is being asked to appear at a House of Commons committee to explain why the appointment of a former industry minister to an executive role at Rogers doesn't break th...
Apr 26, 2023

'Bond villain': Organizer accused of Zoom theft by O'Toole campaign seeks apology
OTTAWA - The organizer Erin O'Toole named in a complaint about an alleged theft of Zoom materials more than two years ago is suing the former Conservative leader and demanding an apology, saying his n...
Apr 26, 2023

Minister warns impact of federal workers' strike on services is increasingly severe
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is warning on the eighth day of a public-sector strike that disruptions to important services are getting more and more severe. Fraser told reporters this mor...
Apr 26, 2023

Trump accuser begins to testify in rape lawsuit trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A writer suing Donald Trump took the stand Wednesday to tell jurors that the future president raped her after she accompanied him into a department store fitting room in 1996. "I'm her...
Apr 26, 2023

‘At least I lived:’ Warman man survives major wreck with just scrapes
Even though Kelvin Elsner sees wrecked cars every day, the 26-year-old never pictured himself among the wreckage.But after a crash that could have been written into a Final Destination movie plot, he ...
Apr 26, 2023