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Election 2022: Trump's influence over GOP faces fresh tests
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday faces the strongest test yet of his ability to shape a new generation of Republicans as GOP primary voters in Pennsylvania and North Car...
May 16, 2022
Bichette and Chapman's home runs lift Blue Jays over Mariners 6-2
TORONTO - Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman each had a solo home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Monday. Bichette drove in another run with a single in the eighth inning for T...
May 16, 2022
Online renewals make life easier for Albertans
EDMONTON, AB -- The Alberta government announced on May 16, 2022 that Albertans looking to renew their drivers licences and identification cards can do so online starting May 17, 2022. Albertans can a...
May 16, 2022
Ray skips Mariners trip to Toronto to face Jays
TORONTO - Robbie Ray did not travel with the Seattle Mariners for their series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Instead, he was placed on Seattle's restricted list on Monday. A Mariners spokesperson ...
May 16, 2022
Joly condemns Israeli police behaviour at Palestinian journalist's funeral
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is condemning as appalling images of Israeli police pushing and hitting mourners at the funeral of an Al Jazeera journalist who was shot while working in ...
May 16, 2022
White House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba and lift Donald Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. ...
May 16, 2022
Battle of Alberta hockey allegiances split in Red Deer
The old Crown and Anchor bar in Red Deer, Alta., was famous for its line drawn down the middle when hosting hockey fans during the fierce Battle of Alberta playoff games of the late-1980s. Calgary Fla...
May 16, 2022
Bloc, NDP support Tory bid to revive committee studying Canada-China relations
OTTAWA - MPs have voted to re-establish a special committee on Canada-China relations. The committee was first set up in 2019 in light of prolonged diplomatic friction with China, with a mandate to ex...
May 16, 2022
Former CFL star Tony Gabriel knows what striking CFL players are going through
Tony Gabriel can sympathize with striking CFL players. The Hall of Fame tight end was involved in the league's first strike in 1974, which was staged during training camp but settled before the season...
May 16, 2022
Calgary and Edmonton city councils make friendly wager on NHL playoffs
CALGARY - The Battle of Alberta is back with a friendly hockey wager between the city councils in Calgary and Edmonton. The Calgary Flames will play the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL's Western Conference...
May 16, 2022