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Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man who killed his mother and buried her body in her backyard was executed Wednesday in Texas despite his lawyers' appeals that he should not be put to death because he had ...
Nov 09, 2022
Ex-Yale coach gets 5 months in admissions bribery scandal
BOSTON (AP) - The former Yale University women's soccer coach whose cooperation with authorities helped blow the lid off the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal by leading the FBI to the sch...
Nov 09, 2022
Republican Kean defeats Malinowski in New Jersey rematch
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Republican Tom Kean Jr. has defeated incumbent Democrat Tom Malinowski in New Jersey 's 7th District. Kean's victory in Tuesday's midterm elections comes two years after he narrow...
Nov 09, 2022
Ottawa could reap $4.4 billion from extending windfall tax to other sectors: PBO
OTTAWA - New analysis from the parliamentary budget officer suggests the federal government would pocket $4.4 billion in additional revenue if it extended the Canada Revenue Dividend to the oil and ga...
Nov 09, 2022
Vancouver police report on 'social safety net' spending under fire from councillor
VANCOUVER - A report commissioned by the Vancouver Police Department says $5 billion a year is being spent on the city's "social safety net," but is being criticized by a city councillor over its meth...
Nov 09, 2022
Alberta premier consulting with Trump adviser may affect health system, NDP warns
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith consulting a medical adviser of former U.S. president Donald Trump on COVID-19 who calls vaccines "bioweapons" exacerbates worries sh...
Nov 09, 2022
Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner's release
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are ...
Nov 09, 2022
Canadian Air Force squadron commended for rescue of hundreds after B.C. landslide
LONDON - The Royal Canadian Air Force's 442 Squadron has been singled out for outstanding courage for a mass rescue of people trapped by landslides on a British Columbia highway last year. The Honoura...
Nov 09, 2022
Ever-present defender Alistair Johnston set to enter Canadian men's record book
Alistair Johnston has been a fixture for Canada the last two years, missing out on just one of the Canadian men's 29 games since the start of 2021. And on Friday, the 24-year-old CF Montreal defender ...
Nov 09, 2022
Biden hails Democrats' 'strong night,' acknowledges concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that "Democrats had a strong night" in the midterm elections. "While the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave, it didn't happen,"...
Nov 09, 2022