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Ryan Zinke wins GOP nod in race for new Montana House seat
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke won an unexpectedly tight race Thursday to become the Republican nominee in the race for a new U.S. House seat representing western Montana, a...
Jun 09, 2022
Digital investigator with Dutch police testifies at B.C. harassment trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer a...
Jun 09, 2022
Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill
Quebec's health minister says an end-of-life care bill that would have expanded access to medical aid in dying will not be passed before the legislature breaks for the summer. Christian Dub says the m...
Jun 09, 2022
Allyson Felix has 'no regrets' after placing 7th in Rome
ROME (AP) - Allyson Felix had "no regrets" after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet Thursday. It made no difference to Felix - the most decorated...
Jun 09, 2022
Residents of flood-prone areas in B.C. urged to be ready to leave at short notice
VICTORIA - Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow from too much rain. Armel Cast...
Jun 09, 2022
Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes
OTTAWA - Teachers, farmers and some business owners will soon receive new tax breaks after a six-month-old bill passed third reading in the Senate today. The government's fall economic statement was f...
Jun 09, 2022
Governor: Up to 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting
SMITHSBURG, Md. (AP) - A shooting at a business in western Maryland left multiple victims Thursday and the suspect wounded a state trooper in the pursuit that followed, Gov. Larry Hogan said. After a ...
Jun 09, 2022
Lethbridge College apprentice bags gold at National Skills competition
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second-year plumbing apprentice at Lethbridge College is bringing home a gold medal from a national skills competition.According to a June 9, 2022 news release, Joshua Mandin compet...
Jun 09, 2022
University of Lethbridge awards $5,000 to six high school graduates
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has awarded a total of $30,000 in Chinook Scholarships to six of the province's top high school graduates.In a June 9, 2022 news release, the rec...
Jun 09, 2022
Quebec officials say 98 monkeypox cases detected, more than 1,600 vaccinated
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the province now has a total of 98 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number reported today is up by eight cases from the 90 reported earlier this week. Monk...
Jun 09, 2022