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Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'
ALBUQUERQUE, N,M. (AP) - It made drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico do double takes. A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers to...
Jul 28, 2022
Morales-Williams persevered through pandemic to become one of Canada's top sprinters
Virtually every day after COVID-19 closed high schools and shuttered sports facilities in Ontario, Christopher Morales-Williams would get dressed as if he was going to track practice. Instead, the 17-...
Jul 28, 2022
Toronto FC looks to move on after painful penalty shootout loss in cup final
TORONTO - Having lost one cup final this week in a painful penalty shootout, Toronto FC now sees itself facing 12 more. That's how many games left Toronto (6-12-4) has left in the MLS regular season. ...
Jul 28, 2022
Defense contractor held without bail in ID theft mystery
HONOLULU (AP) - A U.S. defense contractor accused of living under the name of a dead Texas boy for decades was ordered detained Thursday by a federal judge in Honolulu after a federal prosecutor added...
Jul 28, 2022
Los Angeles County avoids new mask rule as COVID stabilizes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized, a top health official sai...
Jul 28, 2022
Leslyn Lewis joins Pierre Poilievre in skipping third Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA - Leslyn Lewis has officially decided to skip out on the Conservative party's next leadership debate. Her campaign says it informed the race's organizing committee she will not attend the "all-...
Jul 28, 2022
Water restrictions implemented in Spallumcheen
Spallumcheen has initiated Stage 2 water restrictions due to stress on the township's water system.During Stage 2, no one is allowed to use sprinkler or irrigation systems to water a lawn, garden tree...
Jul 28, 2022
Riders host Lions to open tough stretch of 8 straight games against West opponents
REGINA - Seven games into the season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into the toughest stretch of their schedule. The 4-3 Riders will host the 4-1 B.C. Lions on Friday, opening a run of eigh...
Jul 28, 2022
Visit by Pope Francis to Quebec City stirs mix of emotions among faithful
QUEBEC - Pope Francis is spending less than 48 hours in Quebec City, and his mission is a sombre one of penance, but those lining up hours to catch a brief glimpse of the pontiff say they are balancin...
Jul 28, 2022
Old growth protest group says it spray-painted Vancouver landmarks
VANCOUVER - An activist group opposed to old growth logging in B.C. says it has been spray-painting Vancouver tourist attractions and landmarks as an act of civil disobedience. The Save OId Growth gro...
Jul 28, 2022
