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Utah man who killed wife, 5 kids left suicide note
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids left a suicide note saying he "would rather rot in hell" than continue being controlled by his wife, investig...
Apr 07, 2023

'Very beneficial for us': Northern MLA gives green light to new physician incentive program
The Saskatchewan Government has announced an increased incentive to its Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) to help attract and retain more family physicians to rural and northern communities in ...
Apr 07, 2023

Judge halts FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Texas on Friday ordered a hold on the U.S. approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, throwing into question access to the nation's most common method of...
Apr 07, 2023

Officer Cottontail? Bunny joins police force. Fur real.
YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) - Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that's fur real. Some bunny - also known as Officer Ashley Carson - found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba Cit...
Apr 07, 2023

Army sergeant guilty in fatal Texas shooting of protester
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. Army sergeant was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ...
Apr 07, 2023

Storms bring down trees, bring play to halt at the Masters
Two towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, and another tree fell elsewhere on the property, though nobody was injured as the second round of the Mas...
Apr 07, 2023

Storms bring down trees, bring play to halt at the Masters
Two towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, and another tree fell elsewhere on the property, though nobody was injured as the second round of the Mas...
Apr 07, 2023

Federal tax workers vote in favour of striking in middle of tax filing season
OTTAWA - More than 35,000 federal workers who assess and approve tax returns will be in a legal strike position by April 14, just two weeks before the annual deadline for Canadians to file their taxes...
Apr 07, 2023

UFC returns to Canada with UFC 289 pay-per-view set for June 10 in Vancouver
The UFC is returning to Canada. The mixed martial arts promoter said UFC 289 will take place June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. UFC president Dana White made the announcement Friday in a social med...
Apr 07, 2023

St. Johnstone fan handed lifetime ban for racially abusing Canadian forward Theo Bair
St. Johnstone has handed a supporter a lifetime ban for racially abusing Canadian international forward Theo Bair on Saturday. The Scottish Premiership club said the "wholly unacceptable incident" too...
Apr 07, 2023