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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old ...
Mar 27, 2024
Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 electi...
Mar 27, 2024
Canada's Savoie hopes to build on top-five result to start PGA Tour Americas season
Canada's Joey Savoie had a simple plan heading into the Bupa Championship: keep the driver in his bag. The strategy paid off for Savoie, from La Prairie, Que., as he tied for fourth on Sunday in the f...
Mar 27, 2024
4 people killed and 5 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Four people were killed and five were hurt in stabbings in northern Illinois on Wednesday, authorities said. A suspect is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday aft...
Mar 27, 2024
Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches
It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representin...
Mar 27, 2024
Capitals defenceman Ethan Bear enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program
TORONTO - Washington Capitals defenceman Ethan Bear is entering the NHL and NHL Players' Association's joint assistance program and will be unavailable to the club for an indefinite period. The NHLPA ...
Mar 27, 2024
Raiders win second straight WHL Draft Lottery, will pick second overall
The Prince Albert Raiders received some exciting news ahead of their playoff opener on Thursday night in Saskatoon. On Wednesday afternoon, the Western Hockey League (WHL) held their annual Prospects ...
Mar 27, 2024
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican J...
Mar 27, 2024
Curds all the way: Knotty Pine crowned poutine champs again
Once again, the Knotty Pine Bistro at Little Red River Park has been crowned Gravy Bowl Champion. The Gravy Bowl has been in existence for three years and every year it has been presented to Barb Lych...
Mar 27, 2024
Family of Bob Murdoch says two-time Stanley Cup winner suffered from CTE
The family of Bob Murdoch says the two-time Stanley Cup champion suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries. The ...
Mar 27, 2024
