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Alaska firefighters help rescue a moose trapped in a home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Firefighters in Alaska got an unusual request for assistance last weekend from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, but it wasn't your mundane cat-stuck-in-a-tree situation. "They we...
Nov 22, 2022
Defense: Colorado gay club shooting suspect is nonbinary
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The alleged gunman facing possible hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of five people at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is nonbinary, the suspect's defense team s...
Nov 22, 2022
Virginia police: Multiple people killed in Walmart shooting
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - Multiple people are dead and others are wounded after a shooting at a Virginia Walmart on Tuesday night, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the Walmart...
Nov 22, 2022
Sabres snap eight-game skid behind Skinner's five-point effort in win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Jeff Skinner picked up two goals and three assists as the Buffalo Sabres snapped an eight-game losing streak with a resounding 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night. Tage Thomps...
Nov 22, 2022
Canadian MPs unanimously condemn FIFA threat to punish World Cup players for armbands
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament passed a unanimous motion Tuesday condemning FIFA's decision to threaten on-field punishment if soccer players in the World Cup wear armbands supportive of the ...
Nov 22, 2022
B.C. auditor highlights costs of 2021 disasters, pandemic relief payments
VICTORIA - An annual report from British Columbia's auditor general says the province is owed millions by people who were ineligible for COVID-19 relief grants and that the government will spend billi...
Nov 22, 2022
Canadian MPs unanimously condemn FIFA threat to punish World Cup players for armbands
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament passed a unanimous motion Tuesday condemning FIFA's decision to threaten on-field punishment if soccer players in the World Cup wear armbands supportive of the ...
Nov 22, 2022
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. ...
Nov 22, 2022
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. ...
Nov 22, 2022
'Important for us to talk about the tough topics:' eliminating discrimination focus of VIU campaign
NANAIMO - Local students are shining an ever-growing light on gender-based abuse, violence and discrimination.Vancouver Island University's status of women committee is leading events beginning this w...
Nov 22, 2022