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As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why?

As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “If I hadn’t been a girl, I’d have been a drag queen.” Dolly Parton has uttered those words famously and often.
Kremlin accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of attack inside Russia

Kremlin accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of attack inside Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin on Thursday accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on villagers.
US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine invasion

US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine invasion

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday in the highest-level in-person talks between the two countries since Russia's invasion of Ukraine .
Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill

Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill

A northern Alberta Indigenous leader has accused Imperial Oil Ltd. of a nine-month coverup over a massive release of toxic oilsands tailings on land near where his band harvests food.
Canmore resident charged after gunfire exchanged with police remains in medically-induced coma

Canmore resident charged after gunfire exchanged with police remains in medically-induced coma

A 27-year-old Canmore resident involved in a police shootout on Feb. 24 remains in a medically-induced coma in a Calgary hospital.
Court reduces sentence for Moncton Mountie killer Justin Bourque

Court reduces sentence for Moncton Mountie killer Justin Bourque

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's highest court says it had no choice but to reduce the sentence of Justin Bourque, the man who used a semi-automatic rifle to murder three Mounties in Moncton in 2014.
Police issue warrant for Utah psychiatrist relating to Alberta sexual assaults

Police issue warrant for Utah psychiatrist relating to Alberta sexual assaults

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a Utah psychiatrist in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a patient in southern Alberta 40 years ago.
SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.
Russian envoy says nuclear powers may clash over Ukraine

Russian envoy says nuclear powers may clash over Ukraine

GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat warned Thursday that increasing Western support for Ukraine could trigger an open conflict between nuclear powers.
Alberta NDP Opposition takes aim at UCP budget in Calgary battleground

Alberta NDP Opposition takes aim at UCP budget in Calgary battleground

CALGARY — Alberta's NDP Opposition leader says the United Conservative Party's latest budget is meant to buy votes ahead of a provincial election scheduled for May.
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