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Wayne Johnson beats Jan. 6 offender Chuck Hand for GOP nomination in Georgia congressional district
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republicans were settling two congressional nominations in Tuesday runoffs, with a former Donald Trump aide bidding for an open seat and a man convicted for illegally demonstrat...
Jun 18, 2024
Kansas lawmakers approve a plan to lure the Chiefs from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators approved a plan Tuesday aimed at luring the Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium for the Super Bowl champions. The bill pass...
Jun 18, 2024
Texas megachurch pastor resigns after woman says he sexually abused her in the 1980s
DALLAS (AP) - The pastor of a Texas megachurch has resigned after a woman said he had sexually abused her on multiple occasions in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12. Gateway Church's board of elder...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C.'s 'war in the woods' battlegrounds to be permanently protected
VICTORIA - Forests that were environmental and Indigenous rights battlegrounds over clearcut logging during British Columbia's "war in the woods" in the 1980s and 1990s are set to receive permanent pr...
Jun 18, 2024
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Hronek to eight-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$7.25 million. Hronek, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent ...
Jun 18, 2024
Record-high raised for Reading College through smile cookie campaign
This year's annual Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign sold 50,000 cookies and raised a record-high of $76,625 to donate to the Reading College, a program offered by the Foundation for Red Deer Public S...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C. liberties group to file complaint of violent arrests in pro-Palestine protest
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says it will be filing a complaint with the Vancouver Police Department's civilian oversight board, saying police used "excessive use of fo...
Jun 18, 2024
Alberta sets new housing starts record in May
Alberta's plan to build more homes has resulted in the highest number of new homes under construction in the province's history in May - including an increase of more than 110 per cent in Edmonton.Tha...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. named CFL's top offensive player
TORONTO - Leading the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season earned quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. the nod as top offensive player on the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Adams earned a grade of 94.6 from ...
Jun 18, 2024
Conceição scores in stoppage time to get Portugal off to winning start at Euro 2024
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Portugal substitute Francisco Conceio scored in stoppage time for a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their European Championship opening game on Tuesday. Conceio, who only ma...
Jun 18, 2024