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Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach scratched
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched from the Kentucky Derby because of a breathing problem Wednesday night. Trainer Richard Mandella told The Associated Press the colt developed a co...
May 01, 2019
Budget office: Caveats to government-run health system
WASHINGTON - Congressional budget experts said Wednesday that moving to a government-run health care system like "Medicare for All" could be complicated and potentially disruptive for Americans. The r...
May 01, 2019
Texas officer charged with homicide for shooting black man
DALLAS - A Texas grand jury indicted a suburban Dallas police officer Wednesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year. The Tarra...
May 01, 2019
Trump's GOP allies press for action on disaster aid bill
WASHINGTON - The White House is displaying new flexibility on giving disaster aid to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico as President Donald Trump's GOP allies increasingly lose patience with a weekslong st...
May 01, 2019
Kamloops Montana's, Milestones locations to close this month
KAMLOOPS - Two chain restaurants in Kamloops will be closing up shop before the end of the month.Montana's and Milestones, each run by Recipe Unlimited, are set to shutter. According to Kamloops Monta...
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Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska marijuana regulators expressed frustration Wednesday with the limited co-operation they say they're receiving with investigations from the state Department of Public Safety. Th...
May 01, 2019
Police, FBI thwart Army veteran's plan to bomb Nazi rally
LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retri...
May 01, 2019
Man pleads guilty, sentenced for 2017 Coquihalla crash that killed international student
VANCOUVER - A guilty plea and a fine for the man behind the wheel in a deadly crash on the Coquihalla.In April, 2017, Melissa Mimura, a 21-year-old UBC-Okanagan international student from Japan was on...
May 01, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed
WHL 2018-19 season award winners
WHL Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy WINNER: Joachim Blichfeld - Portland Winterhawks The import forward from Frederikshavn, Denmark, returned to the WHL for his overage season in 201...
May 01, 2019 Image credit: WHL
Messi hits 600 goals with brace, Barca beats Liverpool 3-0
BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi hit the 600-goal mark for Barcelona after scoring twice to lead the Spanish club to a 3-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on...
May 01, 2019
