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OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program.
2025-05-22 10:16
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville , who entered politics after retiring as a college football coach, plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans.
2025-05-22 10:15
TORONTO — Several First Nations travelled from the far reaches of northern Ontario to Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday to have their voices heard on a proposed law that seeks to significantly speed up mining approvals in their traditional lands, o
2025-05-22 10:14
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
2025-05-22 10:13
Great West Media, in partnership with Second Chance Animal Rescue Society, brings you this feature highlighting a special pet that is in need of adoption.
2025-05-22 02:51
WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems like a triumph for a cryptocurrency industry that has long sought mainstream acceptance: Top investors in one of President Donald Trump ’s crypto projects invited to dine with him at his luxury golf club in Northern Virgini
2025-05-21 18:12
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time.
2025-05-21 18:07
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An undersea 6.1-magnitude earthquake scale struck off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday and was felt across the Aegean Sea, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
2025-05-21 18:07
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time.
2025-05-21 18:06
DALLAS — The Edmonton Oilers controlled the NHL's Western Conference final opener until suddenly they didn't. The lone Canadian club left in Stanley Cup contention this year was up 3-1 on the Dallas Stars after two periods Wednesday.
2025-05-21 18:05
Pacers tie it on Haliburton’s jumper at buzzer, then beat Knicks 138-135 in OT of East finals Game 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton was sure his jumper as regulation ended was going in, then wasn't certain it had after it bounced high off the rim and hung in the air for what felt like an eternity.
2025-05-21 18:00
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.
2025-05-21 17:57
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Aaliyah Farmer and Thembi Kgatlana scored first-half goals and Tigres UANL defeated the Portland Thorns 2-0 on Wednesday night to advance to the championship game in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup.
2025-05-21 17:57
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 28 points and eight rebounds to lead the Minnesota Lynx to their second victory over the Dallas Wings in five days, an 85-81 decision that spoiled the homecoming for first overall draft pick Paige Bueckers on W
2025-05-21 17:48
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, fellow owners and former players are remembering Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay for his commitment to his team and the game. Irsay died Wednesday at age 65.
2025-05-21 17:45
BEND, Ore. (AP) — John Thompson, who guided preparations for the 2020 census as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, has died. Thompson died May 9 at his home in Bend, Oregon. He was 73.
2025-05-19 10:17
USA Football selects 2025 flag football roster as NFL considers allowing players to play at Olympics
USA Football has selected its national flag football teams for this season only. What those rosters — more specifically, the men's squad — might look like before the sport makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games remains unknown.
2025-05-19 10:17
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Dawn Richard told jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial on Monday that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone she saw him physically abusing his longtime girlfriend.
2025-05-19 10:11
President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine .
2025-05-19 02:14
When Hugh Mangum was growing up in Los Angeles, his Texan father showed off his barbecue skills in their backyard nearly every weekend. It became a ritual for the family to patiently tend to the fire.
2025-05-19 02:07
After the government terminated his legal status in the U.S., one student abruptly lost his laboratory job in Houston and, fearing detention, he returned to his home country in south Asia on a one-way ticket.
2025-05-18 18:13
ROME (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is the clear favorite for the French Open. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is back from his doping ban , though, and building himself back up to full strength day by day.
2025-05-18 18:06
TORONTO (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves, Florida scored three times in a 6:24 span in the second period and the Panthers routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7 on Sunday night to advance to the Eastern Conference final.
2025-05-18 18:04
Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.
2025-05-18 18:01
CANNES, France (AP) — This year's Cannes Film Festival just got going this week, but it's already been an attention-grabbing affair, from new rules for its red carpets, nerves about potential U.S. tariffs and the return of Tom Cruise.
2025-05-16 10:19
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s musicians can’t escape war , even at the Eurovision Song Contest .
2025-05-16 02:19
BALTIMORE (AP) — DaShawn Keirsey Jr.
2025-05-15 18:15
GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two days after being elected pope.
2025-05-15 18:15
KALAAT M'GOUNA, Morocco (AP) — Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and tossing their harvest into wheelbarrows. “Thank God for the rain,” said rose picker Fatima El Alami.
2025-05-15 18:11
BANGKOK (AP) — A construction magnate and more than a dozen other people surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake .
2025-05-15 18:00
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs on his bobblehead night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 19-2 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten in their last six series.
2025-05-15 17:57
Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Second Round Winnipeg 4 Dallas 0 (Dallas leads best-of-seven series 3-2) Carolina 3 Washington 1 (Carolina wins best-of-seven series 4-1) --- World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Stockholm, Sweden Canada 5 Austria
2025-05-15 17:57
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 on Thursday night, winning the second-round series and advancing to the Eastern Confe
2025-05-15 17:54
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday night to force a sixth game in the Western Conference semifinal series.
2025-05-15 17:53
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets will live to skate another day.
2025-05-15 17:47
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state.
2025-05-13 10:16
TORONTO — Honda Canada is postponing a $15-billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario, including a proposed EV battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly facility.
2025-05-13 02:18
CANNES, France (AP) — The 78th Cannes Film Festival got underway Tuesday, kicking off two weeks of French Riviera frenzy.
2025-05-13 02:11
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Adam Henrique had two goals, Stuart Skinner made 23 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series.
2025-05-12 18:05
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas closer Luke Jackson took a 111-mph comeback liner off his pitching hand on the only pitch he threw after coming on in the ninth inning of the Rangers' 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
2025-05-12 18:02
SEATTLE (AP) — Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera was taken off the field in an ambulance after he got hurt in the ninth inning of Monday night's game at Seattle. Cabrera got hurt on an awkward slide when he scored on Aaron Judge's sacrifice fly.
2025-05-12 17:49
EDMONTON — Adam Henrique had a pair of goals and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves as the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series.
2025-05-12 17:42
LE HAVRE, France (AP) — The Ligue 1 match between Le Havre and Marseille was stopped on Saturday after spectators reportedly invaded the field.
2025-05-10 10:03
LAVAL — Montreal Roses FC and Halifax Tides FC battled to a 0-0 tie in Northern Super League action Saturday. The tie was the first for the NSL this season but also earned Halifax (0-2-1) its first point.
2025-05-10 10:03
Three local gymnasts compete on team Alberta at the Western Canadian Championships.
2025-05-10 02:24
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism's causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.
2025-05-10 02:11
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
2025-05-09 18:11
PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a wild 14-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
2025-05-09 18:09
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Friday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference second-round series.
2025-05-09 18:07
SEATTLE (AP) — Addison Barger doubled three times and drove in two runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Friday night. Barger gave the Blue Jays an early advantage with a two-run double in the first inning.
2025-05-09 17:59
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