A landscape fill of snow and the birds that deal with it in Priddis Valley, Alberta.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved a report finding that Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter got preferential treatment while she was applying for a real estate appraiser's license in 2020. The findings of last year's legislative probe, which was conducted by a Republican-controlled Government Operations and Audit Committee, repudiate Noem's insistence that her daughter, Kassidy Peters, didn't receive special treatment with her application. An As
Prince Charles has been invested as an extraordinary commander in the Order of Military Merit and laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. The prince and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, also showed support for the people of Ukraine by attending a prayer service at an Orthodox cathedral.
Two of the RCMP officers in charge of the response to Nova Scotia's mass shooting say they decided against setting up roadblocks, for fear doing so would make it easier for the gunman to kill even more people. Retired staff sergeants Jeff West and Kevin Surette testified Wednesday before the Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting, when a gunman killed 22 people in the province. The pair were asked Wednesday about their thoughts on using roadblocks around 1
'White supremacy will not have the last word,' said U.S. President Joe Biden while visiting Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday to pay his respects to the victims of Saturday's mass shooting that claimed the lives of 10 Black people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation's continuing battle against the Russian invasion. The veteran foreign service officer, who has spent most of her career in the shadow of the former Soviet Union, was nominated to the position last month by President Joe Biden. She was confirmed by the Senate unanimously without a formal roll call vote. America
Wall Street finished sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Apple, Tesla and other megacap growth stocks after strong retail sales in April eased worries about slowing economic growth. Ten of the 11 major S&P sector indexes advanced, with financials, materials, consumer discretionary and technology all gaining more than 2%. Tuesday's broad rally followed weeks of selling on the U.S. stock market that last week saw the S&P 500 sink to its lowest level since March 2021.
For official competitions, including the World Cup, the women's (USWNT) and men's (USMNT) national team players will earn identical game appearance fees. For official competitions other than the World Cup, players of both genders will earn identical game bonuses.
OTTAWA — Lawyers for a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee say his discrimination lawsuit against the spy service should be allowed to proceed because CSIS managers do not take internal grievance and harassment processes seriously. Counsel for Sameer Ebadi asked a Federal Court judge Wednesday to dismiss a government bid to toss out his suit, saying CSIS management has created and perpetuated a culture of systemic racism, Islamophobia, harassment and reprisal. "Put simply, Sameer is
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign who is charged with lying to the FBI early in the Trump-Russia probe sought to “use and manipulate” federal law enforcement to create an “October surprise" in the final weeks of the presidential race, a prosecutor alleged Tuesday at the start of his trial. Michael Sussmann is accused of lying to the FBI during a September 2016 meeting by telling the bureau's top lawyer that he wasn't acting on behalf of the Clinton campaign when he p
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Rafael Borré was used to playing in big games with River Plate in the Copa Libertadores. Now he hopes his experience in South America will help Eintracht Frankfurt succeed in the Europa League. The 26-year-old Colombian forward will be playing in his first European final when Frankfurt faces Rangers on Wednesday in Seville. He played twice in the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America’s most important club competition, winning the title with River against Argentine r
NASA officials hold press briefing ahead of a planned uncrewed test flight that will send a capsule to the International Space Station; launch is on track. (May 18)
At around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, a person was attacked by a black bear near Fort Simpson, N.W.T. They were treated for injuries to their hand at the community's health centre and later released. It happened during an Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) firefighter training camp, which was being held by kilometre 518 along the highway to Wrigley. Scott Gordon, the chief operating officer at Nogha Enterprises, confirmed the person who was injured is an employee at his company. Gordon sai
Alberta's education minister hopes elementary school teachers will volunteer to pilot test draft curriculum in three new subjects next year – French immersion and francophone language arts and science. But the official Opposition says it could be a tall order for early elementary years teachers, who will also be required to teach new curriculum in English, math and physical education and wellness starting in September. On Tuesday, Alberta Education published new curriculum drafts for kindergarte
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says reconciliation will form part of the discussions Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, engage in during their visit to Canada but he did not say whether he thinks the Queen should apologize for the legacy of residential schools. Trudeau was in St. John’s in advance of the Royal couple’s visit to the province.
A report going to Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners says controversial patches worn by some police officers are not authorized to be worn on uniforms. In January, the city's police board asked the Saskatoon Police Service to write a report on Thin Blue Line patches. According to Saskatoon police, the patch originally symbolized the courage of police officers in the line of duty. However, the report notes that after the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, th
After seeing a number of news stories about the growing mental health and addictions crisis in Saskatchewan, Kelsey Knipple decided to do something about it. Knipple, a recent graduate of Saskatchewan Polytechnic's psychiatric nurse program, decided to start a research project looking at the interactions Regina police had with mentally ill people. She surveyed officers using an anonymous online form and asked them how prepared they were to deal with mental health calls. Knipple said she learned
Five years later, Kate Onakpo can still remember the moment, standing at the edge of a short dirt path, when she gripped her daughter, then walked into Canada. "My life changed from there. My new journey for me and my child started from that minute," Onakpo recalled recently. Like many asylum seekers, she entered Canada at Roxham Road, a well-travelled unofficial border crossing in Hemmingford, 50 kilometers south of Montreal. Onakpo and her daughter arrived in 2017 along with a wave of fellow N
OVID, Colo. (AP) — Shortly after daybreak on the high plains of northeastern Colorado, Don Schneider tinkers with seed-dispensing gear on a mammoth corn planter. The day’s task: Carefully sowing hundreds of acres of seed between long rows of last year’s desiccated stalks to ensure the irrigation water he's collected over the winter will last until harvest time. A two-hour’s drive eastward, Steve Hanson, a fifth-generation Nebraska cattle breeder who also produces corn and other crops, is prepari
