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Jury makes seven recommendations after man who stabbed officer shot 9 times by police
BURNABY, B.C. - Better training for staff selling firearms and a better process for booking mental-health appointments are among the recommendations being made by a B.C. jury that examined a 2016 poli...
Nov 09, 2022
Family first: Winnipeg Blue Bombers' success story built on caring culture
WINNIPEG - It was 2016 and Jermarcus Hardrick was rushing to the airport to catch a flight. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were heading to Vancouver for a CFL playoff game against the B.C. Lions and the of...
Nov 09, 2022
Russians withdrawing from key position in southern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's military has announced that it's withdrawing from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, annexed by Moscow in September. The top Russ...
Nov 09, 2022
GOP’s Kobach wins Kansas AG’s race, revives political career
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republican Kris Kobach revived his political career by winning the Kansas attorney general's race after two big losses tied to his national reputation as an immigration and electio...
Nov 09, 2022
Winter shelter opens in Nanaimo as temperature plummets
NANAIMO - With overnight temperatures dipping below the freezing mark, a local seasonal shelter providing comfort for the unhoused has opened its doors.St Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Machleary St...
Nov 09, 2022
Homicide team probes two suspicious deaths after bodies found in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a home in Chilliwack, B.C. A statement from RCMP in the Fraser Valley city says police were called to the home i...
Nov 09, 2022
Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion, handing a victory to abortion-rights supporters who have seen access to t...
Nov 09, 2022
Democrat Hobbs leads Republican Lake for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) - Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor, but the battle for control of the crucial battleground state was too early to call. Lake, a former televi...
Nov 09, 2022
In The News for Nov. 9: Who's up next at the Emergencies Act probe?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 09, 2022
In 2022 midterms, Democrats — and election deniers — live to fight another day
WASHINGTON - Call it a November surprise. Democrats are basking in a midterm defeat that feels like victory, an electoral all-nighter that bucks the recent U.S. trend of voters punishing the party in ...
Nov 09, 2022