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Rodeo group in Alberta sorry for float that critics say was racist
SUNDRE, Alta. – Organizers of a rodeo in southern Alberta are apologizing for a parade…
Pride parades march on with new urgency across US
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s annual pride parade kicked off Sunday with glittering…
People with COVID-19 can infect and sicken cats and dogs by cuddling them, says study
VANCOUVER – Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could…
Officer suspended for off-duty actions at abortion protest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at…
McIntosh wins record second gold, fourth medal as Canada completes best-ever showing
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Fifteen-year-old Summer McIntosh became the first Canadian to win two gold medals…
Woman dozes off on train tracks, escapes injury as train screeches to halt
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Prince Albert, Sask., woman has narrowly escaped serious injury after…
‘How are people surviving?’: Spiking gas prices impacting rural mail carriers, residents in big way
A mail carrier says her out-of-pocket costs for delivering packages along her rural route have…
TRENDING NOW: State troopers didn’t expect to be attacked by an excavator
These two Vermont state troopers weren't expecting this. A father jumped into an excavator and,…
Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches: NASA
BOSTON (AP) — NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has…
Protestors condemn disgraced social worker Robert Saunders at Kelowna courthouse
syilx and sqilx’w community members gathered outside of Kelowna Law Courts in syilx homelands Wednesday…
Trial by fire continues for Lytton; its residents in limbo, buildings in ruins
LYTTON, B.C. – Denise O'Connor stands on the sidewalk outside her home of 32 years…
B.C. watches flood risk as rains ease, but heat has potential to melt snowpack
VANCOUVER – Sunshine may have replaced rainy conditions across much of British Columbia, but the…
Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python…
TRENDING NOW: Hypnotic dancers earn Golden Buzzer on AGT
This dance company from Lebanon promised to hypnotize the judges on America's Got Talent and…
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes…
Aurora Cannabis to layoff 12% of workforce amid reorganization
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is laying off 12 per cent of its…
Edmunds: 2022 BMW i4 versus 2022 Polestar 2
BMW has a well-established history of developing luxury sport sedans, and now the automaker has…
TRENDING NOW: Dog breaks out of pet hotel, returns home while couple on vacation
A couple from Kansas had sent their dog to pet hotel while they went to…
12K marijuana plants, 3K pounds of pot seized in Oregon
EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — More than 12,000 marijuana plants in 32 greenhouses were seized…
Despite huge jump in gas prices, Liberal government says tax break not on table
OTTAWA – The federal government has no immediate plans to cut prices at the pump…
TRENDING NOW: Brave woman pets a porcupine
This amazing video is making the rounds again on social media, and it is completely…
Canada voted in favour of controversial world swimming body’s transgender policy
Canada voted in favour of a controversial gender policy announced this week by the world…
It just got more expensive to buy Cineplex movie tickets online
TORONTO – Moviegoers could be paying a little extra for a seat at a Cineplex…
Indigenous Peoples Day events within syilx homelands
In honour of sqilxw day (National Indigenous Peoples Day) today, June 21, the syilx Nation…