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Is Blunt's exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?
O'FALLON, Mo. - Eric Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Now, he appears primed to test whether Sen. Roy Blunt's retirement provides a path for r...
Mar 09, 2021
B.C. conservation officers find invasive mussel in aquarium moss in retail stores
VICTORIA - For years, British Columbia conservation officers have been checking boats coming into the province for invasive zebra mussels, but now it turns out they're coming through local pet stores....
Mar 09, 2021
First whooping crane hatched at foundation in Wisconsin dies
BARABOO, Wis. - The first whooping crane hatched at the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin has died. Foundation officials said the crane, named Gee Whiz, died on Feb. 24 of natural causes. He...
Mar 09, 2021
Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme C...
Mar 09, 2021
Bull moose behind fence at B.C. airport feasts on fresh trees before coaxed to leave
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A bull moose that managed to wander inside the fenced perimeter at the Prince George, B.C., airport ended up staying after finding itself alone in what an animal researcher says ...
Mar 09, 2021
Bull moose behind fence at B.C. airport feasts on fresh trees before coaxed to leave
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A bull moose that managed to wander inside the fenced perimeter at the Prince George, B.C., airport ended up staying after finding itself alone in what an animal researcher says ...
Mar 09, 2021
Horse-racing industry demands protections as MPs mull opening up single-game betting
OTTAWA - Representatives of Canada's horse-racing industry are calling for special protections as legislators weigh a private member's bill to allow one-game sports betting, which is currently illegal...
Mar 09, 2021
Horse-racing industry demands protections as MPs mull opening up single-game betting
OTTAWA - Representatives of Canada's horse-racing industry are calling for special protections as legislators weigh a private member's bill to allow one-game sports betting, which is currently illegal...
Mar 09, 2021
Remains of Cold War-era Russian sub catches fire
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The remains of a Cold War-era Russian submarine once seen in a movie starring Harrison Ford caught fire in Providence on Tuesday morning as workers were using a blow torch to cut it...
Mar 09, 2021
New head coach Darryl Sutter conducts his first on-ice practice with Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Darryl Sutter is officially back as head coach of the Calgary Flames.Sutter conducted his first practice with the team today since being hired to replace Geoff Ward, who was fired last Thurs...
Mar 09, 2021