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GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville has recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama. Jones had widely been considered the Senate...
Nov 03, 2020
Forge FC converts late penalty to beat Panama's Tauro FC in CONCACAF League play
PANAMA CITY - Daniel Krutzen scored on a stoppage-time penalty Tuesday to give Forge FC a 2-1 win over Panama's Tauro FC, moving the CPL champions into the CONCACAF League quarterfinals. Substitute An...
Nov 03, 2020
Voting, activism replace practice, games in US sports world
WASHINGTON - Just past noon on Election Day, after casting her vote where the NBA's Wizards and NHL's Capitals play, Mary Pittman exited through one of the arena's glass doors. Perched on the 77-year-...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians gather to watch U.S. election 'cliffhanger' both in-person and virtually
Canadians and Americans living in Canada huddled around TV and computer screens across the country Tuesday night as results of the divisive U.S. presidential election rolled in. Given the COVID-19 pan...
Nov 03, 2020
Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins US House seat
ATLANTA - Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories in a series of online videos, has won a U.S. House seat representing northwest Georgia...
Nov 03, 2020
B.C. seniors advocate wants change in care home visits during pandemic
VICTORIA - Health restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at British Columbia's long-term care and assisted living facilities should be revised to allow more family members to visit loved ones,...
Nov 03, 2020
Despite racing in 2020, COVID-19 pandemic dealt Woodbine Entertainment economic blow
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic didn't prevent Woodbine Entertainment from staging harness and thoroughbred races this year but CEO Jim Lawson says it certainly dealt the organization a huge financial...
Nov 03, 2020
Max Ward, who went from bush pilot to international charter carrier, dies at 98
EDMONTON - Max Ward, a Canadian aviation pioneer who went from flying bush planes to creating his own charter airline, has died. Family friend Jacquie Perrin says Ward collapsed yesterday at his home ...
Nov 03, 2020
'Murder' hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., after nest destroyed in Washington state
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says one so-called murder hornet was discovered near Abbotsford on Monday.The ministry is warning beekeepers and residents to report sighti...
Nov 03, 2020
'Murder' hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., after nest destroyed in Washington state
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says one so-called murder hornet was discovered near Abbotsford on Monday.The ministry is warning beekeepers and residents to report sighti...
Nov 03, 2020