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MSU official: Ex.-Gov. Engler to be named interim president
LANSING, Mich. - Former Gov. John Engler will be named the interim president of Michigan State University amid the fallout over sexual assaults committed by former sports doctor Larry Nassar, a high-r...
Jan 30, 2018
Wolfpack captain Josh McCrone ready to help grow rugby league in North America
Josh McCrone gets two new countries in one in joining the Toronto Wolfpack. The 30-year-old halfback from Temora, Australia, is currently putting the final touches to his family’s new home near ...
Jan 30, 2018
Report says reviving political subsidies costs $44M per year, Liberals shut door
OTTAWA - Resurrecting the per-vote subsidy for federal political parties would cost the public treasury about $44 million annually over the next four years, a new report says - an expense the Liberal ...
Jan 30, 2018
Lawyers file class-action lawsuit for former patients at Indian Hospitals
EDMONTON - Ann Hardy was 10 years old when she contracted tuberculosis, said goodbye to her Metis family in Fort Smith, N.W.T. and was taken to the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton in 1969....
Jan 30, 2018
Bentley man faces long list of stolen property and firearms charges
Charges have been laid against a Bentley man following an investigation into property crimes in the area. On January 25, Sylvan Lake RCMP arrested 24-year-old Jesse David Haarstad on numerous outstand...
Jan 30, 2018
Governor orders criminal probe of Texas gymnastics ranch
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a criminal investigation into claims that former doctor Larry Nassar abused some of his victims at a Texas ranch that was the training ground for U.S...
Jan 30, 2018
Poultry in motion: Bill targets owners of trespassing fowl
CONCORD, N.H. - Why did the chicken cross the road? And did it have permission? The New Hampshire Legislature is considering a bill that would make trespassing fowl a violation, not for the chicken, b...
Jan 30, 2018
An island without gas? That's happening in North Carolina
OCRACOKE, N.C. - It’s a good thing Ocracoke Island in North Carolina is small enough to walk or bike around. The island along the Outer Banks has lost its only gas station. Hyde County manager B...
Jan 30, 2018
Highlights of New Brunswick budget
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Finance Minister Cathy Rogers tabled a $9.6 billion budget for 2018-19 on Tuesday. Here are some highlights: - A projected deficit of $189 million, with the projection of a...
Jan 30, 2018
U16AA Sting clinch league title
The Central Alberta Sting U16AA ringette team earned a pair of victories last weekend. Saturday, the Sting downed the Spruce Grove Pursuit 8-5. Shaelynn Law, Hanna Gill and Hannah Murray each scored t...
Jan 30, 2018