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N.W.T. working to encourage more residents to choose electric vehicles
YELLOWKNIFE - Electric vehicles are a rare sight in Canada's North, with challenges such as frigid winter temperatures and limited infrastructure. The Northwest Territories is hoping to change that. T...
Aug 02, 2022
U.S. lawmakers making one last push to reform cannabis laws before November midterms
WASHINGTON - The surprise climate spending bill isn't the only piece of marquee legislation in the U.S. Senate that's getting a lot of Canadian attention. U.S. lawmakers are also looking at a comprehe...
Aug 02, 2022
Expansion of prison needle exchange programs going ahead despite pandemic delays
OTTAWA - Despite pandemic slowdowns, Correctional Service Canada is still planning to expand the needle exchange programs currently offered at nine federal prisons, government officials say. At a pres...
Aug 02, 2022
Norman says Tiger Woods turned down $700-800M Saudi offer
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. During an appearance on Fo...
Aug 01, 2022
Astros upgrade roster with trades for 1B Mancini, C Vázquez
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros acquired first baseman Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles in a three-team trade Monday, and then added catcher Christian Vzquez in a deal with the Boston Red Sox...
Aug 01, 2022
Venus Williams loses to Canadian Marino in return to singles play
WASHINGTON (AP) - Venus Williams lost to Rebecca Marino of Toronto on Monday in her return to singles play after more than a year away. The seven-time Grand Slam champion lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the fir...
Aug 01, 2022
California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step. Gov...
Aug 01, 2022
Trade deadline preview: Juan Soto sweepstakes down to wire
When Juan Soto turned down a $440 million, 15-year deal to stay with the Washington Nationals, it ensured Tuesday's 6 p.m. EDT trade deadline would have a little juice. That wasn't a certainty when Ma...
Aug 01, 2022
Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clinic, when a visitor arrived with a tempting offer: a chance to treat Islamic fighters battling Soviet...
Aug 01, 2022
Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clinic, when a visitor arrived with a tempting offer: a chance to treat Islamic fighters battling Soviet...
Aug 01, 2022
