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Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year. The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings ...
Apr 21, 2023
'Very difficult situation:' Canadians in Khartoum take shelter amid violence
TORONTO - Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven't been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where they took shelter after violence explode...
Apr 21, 2023
Province providing funding to support rehabilitation and therapy for veterans
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has committed to supporting rehabilitation and therapy for veterans through research at the University of Alberta (U of A).The province is providing $750,000 per ...
Apr 21, 2023
Jets' Ehlers day to day with injury, Bowness hopeful he'll be cleared for Game 3
LAS VEGAS - Jets coach Rick Bowness says he's hopeful that Nikolaj Ehlers will soon get medical clearance to return to the lineup for their first-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights....
Apr 21, 2023
'Guys are just so amped up': NHLers talk playoff intensity after regular-season slog
Steven Stamkos has twice hoisted the Stanley Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning captain also made the final on two other occasions. He knows what it takes to reach the top of that playoff mountain in the ch...
Apr 21, 2023
Syracuse offensive lineman Bergeron moves atop final CFL Scouting Bureau list
TORONTO - Syracuse offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron moved atop the CFL Scouting Bureau's spring top-20 prospects list. The six-foot-five, 318-pound native of Victoriaville, Que., was fifth on the win...
Apr 21, 2023
NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
NEW YORK - Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players, including the 12th overall draft pick a year ago, received six-gam...
Apr 21, 2023
Trudeau to travel to New York for next week's star-studded Global Citizen summit
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to head to New York next week for an international summit championing sustainable development and human rights. Summit host Global Citizen bills the e...
Apr 21, 2023
Federal strike affecting grain inspections: Canadian Grain Commission
CALGARY, AB - The strike by Canada's largest public-sector union could harm farmers both in terms of money coming in and crops going out, agricultural organizations said Thursday.Among the striking me...
Apr 21, 2023
Labour board flags 'irregularities,' low turnout in public service strike vote
OTTAWA - The federal labour board has found low turnout and irregularities of significant concern with the strike vote that led more than 100,000 public servants to walk off the job this week. The boa...
Apr 21, 2023