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Correction: Ex-TCU Star-Girlfriend Assaulted story
FORT WORTH, Texas - In a story April 29 about former TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, The Associated Press reported erroneously the charge's cate...
May 01, 2019
Municipalities want share of cannabis tax but government says no
Saskatchewan's municipalities are asking for a share of taxes from cannabis sales, however, the government is saying no, in part suggesting a federal minister has misled towns and cities into thinking...
May 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Emperor announces abdication as Japan marks end of era
TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. "Toda...
May 01, 2019
St. Louis-area cop indicted for shooting shoplifting suspect
CLAYTON, Mo. - A suburban St. Louis police officer who says she meant to use her stun gun but mistakenly grabbed her service revolver was indicted on a second-degree assault charge Wednesday for shoot...
May 01, 2019
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
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
Family of Ashley Morin asking people to wear red on May 5
The family of missing North Battleford woman Ashley Morin are asking people to wear red on May 5 to recognize the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)....
May 01, 2019 North Battleford woman Ashley Morin's family are planning a walk from Saskatoon to North Battleford on July 12 to raise awareness that Morin is still missing. They are asking people to wear red on May 5 to mark National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children Awareness Day. (submitted photo/RCMP)
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