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Canada's Kerri Einarson defeats United States 9-3 at world curling championship
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canada's Kerri Einarson drew closer to a playoff berth in the women's world curling championship with a 9-3 win over the United States on Thursday. The host country improved to 7...
Mar 24, 2022
Arizona House votes to prohibit gender-reassignment surgery
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona House voted Thursday to prohibit gender-reassignment surgery for minors and was scheduled to vote later on a bill banning transgender athletes from playing on girls sports t...
Mar 24, 2022
Canada to hike oil, gas output 300,000 barrels a day to help displace Russian fuel
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada can produce and export another 300,000 barrels of oil and natural gas per day as part of a global effort to displace Russian fossil f...
Mar 24, 2022
Arizona Legislature approves 15-week abortion ban
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Legislature on Thursday joined the growing list of Republican-led states to pass aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court is considering r...
Mar 24, 2022
Jan. 6 committee sets contempt vote for 2 former Trump aides
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Thursday that it had set a vote for next week to consider contempt of Congress charges for two aides of former President Donal...
Mar 24, 2022
Canada to hike oil, gas output 300,000 barrels a day to help displace Russian fuel
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada can produce and export another 300,000 barrels of oil and natural gas per day as part of a global effort to displace Russian fossil f...
Mar 24, 2022
Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man says he has the answer for those singing the blues about stratospheric gas prices. Rick Madeira, of Fall River, has taken to riding his electric unicycle t...
Mar 24, 2022
Reports: Blue Jays trade Randal Grichuk to Rockies for Raimel Tapia
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Centre fielder Randal Grichuk has been traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Colorado Rockies according to several media reports. Toronto is getting left fielder Raimel Tapia in retur...
Mar 24, 2022
Province announces $30 million for commercial truck driver training
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is providing a boost to the commercial trucking industry.Commercial driving grants totalling $30 million will be distributed over the next three years. The pro...
Mar 24, 2022
Jagmeet Singh expects federal dental plan to remain faithful to NDP campaign promise
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he expects the federal government's new dental plan will reflect his party's original vision for oral health care in Canada. The Liberals promised the NDP they w...
Mar 24, 2022