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Southern Alberta town council votes against ending century-old alcohol ban
RAYMOND, ALBERTA - The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol. Six out of seven councillors in th...
Apr 20, 2022
Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a week...
Apr 20, 2022
Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war
LONDON (AP) - Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday. Among the prominent pla...
Apr 20, 2022
Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war
LONDON (AP) - Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday. Among the prominent pla...
Apr 20, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Kinetic singer Cameron Whitcomb is our new Kamloops Idol
KAMLOOPS HAS A NEW CELEBRITY and his name is Cameron Whitcomb.The 18-year-old Harley-riding Trans Mountain pipeline worker made it all the way to the top 20 on ABC's American Idol before bowing out th...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu
VANCOUVER - Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poul...
Apr 20, 2022
Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for co...
Apr 19, 2022
Granlund's shootout winner leads Predators over Flames 3-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Matt Duchene scored his 40th goal of the season and Mikael Granlund had the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames o...
Apr 19, 2022
Red Sox edge Blue Jays 2-1 with just 3 hits
BOSTON (AP) - Connor Wong drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night despite getting held to three h...
Apr 19, 2022
Wind-fueled wildfire drives Arizona residents from homes
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - At least two dozen structures have been destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire in rural northern Arizona that ballooned to over 9 square miles (23 square kilometers) Tuesday, Coco...
Apr 19, 2022
