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Arizona Dairy Queen on the hunt for missing red spoon statue
PHOENIX (AP) - The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed - and slightly amused - as to why someone would steal the giant red spoon that adorned their restaurant. "We were kind of up...
Mar 30, 2023
Tax, charities rules under scrutiny as Liberals craft social finance strategy
OTTAWA - A group of experts is considering whether a niche should be carved out of the tax system to unlock billions in private cash for a range of programs that could help the homeless get off the st...
Nov 05, 2017
Canadian punter Julien feels time at Eastern Michigan has prepared him for the NFL
There's no doubt in Jake Julien's mind his time at Eastern Michigan University has prepared him for life in the NFL. The six-foot-two, 217-pound punter from Barrie, Ont., posted a career average of 43...
Apr 05, 2022
Liberals try to allay fears of faith-based groups over summer jobs program
OTTAWA - Faith-based organizations are welcome to seek federal funding to create summer jobs for youth, the Liberal government says, but it has not budged from a new requirement that recipients demons...
Jan 17, 2018
Las Vegas attack is deadliest shooting in modern US history
At least 50 people were killed and more than 200 wounded when a gunman opened fire on an outdoor music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Authorities ha...
Oct 02, 2017
Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, taking another major step in its effort to recover from a clergy misconduct scandal that's been ...
Feb 28, 2020
Bloodied but unbowed, Kyrgios sets Nadal clash in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Nick Kyrgios put aside a bloody hand, a hamstring issue, a tiff with the chair umpire and a resilient opponent who saved a pair of match points. When the Australian Open third-r...
Jan 26, 2020
Bundy attorney cited for failing to comply with order
PORTLAND, Ore. - Ammon Bundy’s lawyer will be back in Oregon next year, this time as the accused. In a bizarre ending to the trial, Marcus Mumford was wrestled to the ground by U.S. marshals and...
Oct 28, 2016
Missing toddler declared dead; order opens door for lawsuit
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine toddler whose 2011 disappearance sparked a massive and ongoing investigation has been declared legally dead, clearing the way for her mother to file a wrongful-death lawsuit ...
Sep 29, 2017
Florida boy's death prompts mayor to order safety checks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The death of a 3-year-old boy whose body was found in an underground sewage tank has the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, ordering safety reviews at hundreds of parks. Jacksonville...
Oct 25, 2017