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Pope urges migrant-skeptic Bulgarians to open hearts, homes
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis urged Bulgarians on Sunday to open their hearts and homes to migrants, arguing that a country like Bulgaria, which is losing so much of its population to emigration, sho...
May 05, 2019
In the news today, May 3
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 3 --- NO PMO INPUT IN SNC ELECTIONS DEAL: WATCHDOG The watchdog who enforces Canada's election laws says no one from the Prime Mi...
May 05, 2019
Federal carbon tax ruled constitutional; Ottawa pressures premiers to get on board
REGINA - The federal government used a favourable court decision on its carbon tax Friday to put pressure on premiers who don't like it to stop fighting it. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal...
May 05, 2019
The Latest: Country House pays $132.40 to win at Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Latest on Saturday's 145th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Country House's stunning victory in the Kentucky Derby paid off big as a 65-1 long shot. The...
May 05, 2019
Local ‘Cheer’ team places among top-20 at International Competition
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- This is not your 'short skirts and pom-poms' type of cheerleading. These young athletes focus on the skill of a hybrid sport. The Lethbridge Cheer Association is home to Extreme Ch...
May 04, 2019 Photo courtesy Extreme Cheer Sensation
Cohen's prison reality: A bunk bed in barrack-style hall
NEW YORK - "The Situation" and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next. It's not reality TV. It's a federal prison 70...
May 04, 2019
Hertl scores 2 to lead Sharks past Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tomas Hertl scored his second goal of the game with 13:34 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks went on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5 on Saturday nigh...
May 04, 2019
North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst named Miss USA 2019
RENO, Nev. - A 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents prison inmates for free won the Miss USA title Thursday night, describing herself as a "weird kid" with a "unibrow" who's now part ...
May 04, 2019
Harden scores 41 as Rockets outlast Warriors 126-121 in OT
HOUSTON - James Harden made a big 3-pointer in overtime and scored 41 points, and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Golden State Warriors 126-121 on Saturday night to cut the deficit in the Western Co...
May 04, 2019
Kiner-Falefa's career-high 4 RBIs lift Rangers over Jays 8-5
ARLINGTON, Texas - Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a bases-loaded triple during a four-run second inning and drove in a career-high four, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 Saturday night...
May 04, 2019