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Teacher group demands more cash after lawmakers approve $40M
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma lawmakers approved an additional $40 million for public schools Friday, but the head of the state’s largest teacher’s union said it was going to take more than tha...
Apr 6, 2018
As Trump mulls a pullout, IS attempts to re-emerge in Syria
MANBIJ, Syria - Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout from Syria, insisting that the Islamic State group is “almost completely defeated,” the extremist group is showing signs...
Apr 6, 2018
London struggles to fight crime spike, murders soar in 2018
LONDON - Friends say Israel Ogunsola was a bubbly young man with a knack for making people laugh. This week the 18-year-old was stabbed to death, becoming London’s 53rd murder victim of 2018. Th...
Apr 6, 2018
Opioid crisis: Top doctor urges access to overdose antidote
ATLANTA - The nation’s chief doctor wants more Americans to start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone to help combat the nation’s opioid crisis and save lives. Speaking at the National...
Apr 6, 2018
Canadian 'lifter under scrutiny at Commonwealth Games after hit and run charge
GOLD COAST, Australia - A senior Canadian team official at the Commonwealth Games says a weightlifter facing criminal charges related to a hit and run back home is eligible to compete at the Gold Coas...
Apr 6, 2018
Federal Government accessibility funding available
OTTAWA- Jim Eglinski, Member of Parliament for Yellowhead, is reminding residents that the federal government has opened a call for concepts (CFC) for mid-sized projects under the Enabling Accessibili...
Apr 6, 2018
Three Things To Know: Canada's Adam Hadwin at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., shot an impressive 3-under 69 on Thursday in the first round of the Masters to enter into a seven-way tie for fourth, three shots back of leader Jordan ...
Apr 6, 2018
RCMP dress as survey crew to catch drivers using cellphones, not buckling up
AMHERST, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are going undercover in a novel way to remind drivers to buckle up. Last month, RCMP officers in Amherst rented a pickup truck and disguised themselves as surveyo...
Apr 6, 2018
Canadian women record first-ever basketball win at Commonwealth Games
TOWNSVILLE, Australia - Daneesha Provo of the University of Utah and Michigan State’s Shay Colley each scored 14 points as Canada defeated England 80-54 Friday for its first basketball win at th...
Apr 6, 2018
In the news today, April 6
Seven stories in the news for Friday, April 6 --- PM TRUDEAU VENTURES INTO OILSANDS TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the Alberta oilsands today, less than 24 hours after protesters in Va...
Apr 6, 2018