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As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis. Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million litr...
Jun 28, 2024
McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby among six players named to Canada's 4 Nations team
CALGARY - Canada's team for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off will include the NHL's most valuable player and its playoff MVP. Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton Oilers captain Con...
Jun 28, 2024
Biden tries to quell concerns after an unsteady debate showing as he and Trump head to swing states
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden strained to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as each candidate on Friday sought to expand hi...
Jun 28, 2024
Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was "hunting" children
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement respo...
Jun 28, 2024
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their...
Jun 28, 2024
Canada Day festivities in Lethbridge to include free full-day transit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is gearing up for a day of activities for the entire family on Canada Day.On Monday, July 1, 2024, the festivities will take place at two locations - Galt Garde...
Jun 28, 2024
Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime lead Canadian contingent into Wimbledon
LONDON - Five Canadians - three women and two men - are part of the singles competition draw at Wimbledon, which was announced Friday. Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top Canadian seed in single...
Jun 28, 2024
Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court's last decisions of this term are coming on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will issue the final opinions of its terms on Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts made the courtroom announcement on Friday. Four cases remain to be decided, includi...
Jun 28, 2024
Once thought too cold for the marsupials, Montreal home to growing number of opossums
MONTREAL - One evening last fall, Robert Carrire was putting away some gardening tools when he saw something scurry out from under the shed. At first, he thought it was a big rat. Then he thought mayb...
Jun 28, 2024
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump. The justices...
Jun 28, 2024