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Vingegaard eyes Tour de France win, Van Aert claims last TT
ROCAMADOUR, France (AP) - Jonas Vingegaard thundered through the last serious test of the Tour de France to increase his overall lead on Saturday and all but guarantee winning cycling's biggest race. ...
Jul 23, 2022
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
LONDON - The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency. The head of th...
Jul 23, 2022
Sidewalk sale and more planned for Central Avenue
The weather was feeling cooperative for the Prince Albert Street Fair along Central Avenue in June. This weekend, the Downtown Business Improvement District is hoping for similarly favorable weather f...
Jul 23, 2022
Girl, 6, among 3 fatally shot in tent at Iowa state park
A 6-year-old girl was among three Iowa family members fatally shot while camping in a state park, apparently killed by a man from Nebraska who later turned the gun on himself, police said. The victims...
Jul 23, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh 'optimistic' following first visit to N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is confident there are tangible solutions to challenges facing the North following his first trip to the Northwest Territories. Singh met with re...
Jul 23, 2022
Pope Francis to carry mass at one of Quebec's basilicas, Indigenous pilgrim site
MONTREAL - The site of the first mass in Quebec during the Pope's weeklong visit to Canada to make amends with First Nations, Mtis and Inuit communities is a renowned pilgrimage destination that merge...
Jul 23, 2022
Prospect of forgiveness stirs complex feelings among residential school survivors
EDMONTON - Residential school survivor Rod Alexis remembers his late father telling him: "Son, I don't know how to be a parent." "I lost the gift that was given to us by the Creator because I was all ...
Jul 23, 2022
Prince Albert SPCA receives 900 lb donation
A truck loaded with bags of dog food made its way to the Prince Albert SPCA on Friday.Northern Elite Firearms, in partnership with Pet Planet, donated 925-pounds worth of kibble. Acknowledging they co...
Jul 23, 2022
Advocates say Canadians struggling with rising food costs need help from government
OTTAWA - With the cost of living rising at the fastest pace in decades, Canadians struggling to put food on the table are turning to community organizations for help. The Community Food Centre in Stra...
Jul 23, 2022
Walker aims to pivot focus back to Dems in tight Ga. race
ALTO, Georgia (AP) - Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker commiserated as north Georgia farmers bemoaned environmental regulations and rising costs of doing business. Minutes before, the for...
Jul 22, 2022
