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Scott Rolen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) - Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday with five votes to spare above the 75% needed. The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Gl...
Jan 24, 2023

Adopteeās search for family starts in Nipawin but ends in Manitoba
A woman from southern Alberta decided to find her birth father recently and started looking in the place her birth mother told her he was from, the Nipawin and Carrot River area. Sherry Haeberle said ...
Jan 24, 2023

'Disappointing' that U.S. pressing ahead with duties on Canadian softwood lumber: Ng
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says the United States appears to be pressing ahead with what she calls "unjustified" duties on softwood lumber imports. Mary Ng says the anti-dumpin...
Jan 24, 2023

Freeland silent on tanks for Ukraine, but says victory would boost world economy
OTTAWA - The United States and Germany are taking steps to send battle tanks to Ukraine, but Canada still will not say whether it plans to make a similar move to help the war-torn country. Foreign Aff...
Jan 24, 2023

Arkansas officers charged in violent arrest caught on video
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Two former Arkansas law enforcement officers are charged with civil rights violations in the violent arrest of a man outside a convenience store that was caught on video and w...
Jan 24, 2023

Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod leaves Orlando Pride for Iceland
ORLANDO, Fla. - Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod and her wife, Iceland international midfielder Gunny Jonsdottir, are leaving the NWSL's Orlando Pride to play in Iceland. The 39-year-old from S...
Jan 24, 2023

Three more men charged in Custer murder
Another three men are facing charges that include first degree murder in connection with the death of Wesley Custer in August of 2020. RCMP announced today that Brian Dreaver, age 30 of Ahthakakoop, K...
Jan 24, 2023

Board voting on superintendent departure after teacher shot
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia school board is scheduled to vote this week on the departure of its superintendent after a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher. The Newport News School Boar...
Jan 24, 2023

Montreal aid groups seek more money to help care for rise in asylum seekers
MONTREAL - A coalition of Montreal community groups says its members are overwhelmed by the growing number of asylum seekers arriving in the city and need more resources to help them. Refugee aid grou...
Jan 24, 2023

Woman injured after stabbing on Toronto streetcar in latest violence on transit
TORONTO - A woman riding a Toronto streetcar was stabbed in the head on Tuesday in the latest case of violence on city transit as police said they were working to address safety issues in the system. ...
Jan 24, 2023