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Defending-champion Blue Bombers providing big challenge for B.C. Lions
There's a big obstacle standing in the way of Nathan Rourke leading the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup appearance since 2011. Rourke and Co. are at IG Field on Sunday to face Winnipeg in the West ...
Nov 09, 2022

Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable had doctors intervened: coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says the 2018 death of a teenager shot by provincial police was avoidable had health-care workers communicated with each other and followed up with the teen regarding his m...
Nov 09, 2022

Meyer-Crothers hasn't seen proof that NHL prospect Miller has changed his ways
Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, the victim of racist bullying by Mitchell Miller, says he hasn't seen proof that the NHL prospect has changed his ways. In a statement released Wednesday by the Hockey Diversity...
Nov 09, 2022

Man sentenced in Ponoka assault
A man charged in a Ponoka assault earlier this year has been sentenced to 160 days in jail.Jesse James Leckner, 31, of no fixed address, was convicted in Ponoka provincial court last month on one coun...
Nov 09, 2022

Dems defying expectations, but control of Congress unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) - Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a seri...
Nov 09, 2022

Wisconsin’s Johnson beats Barnes; key Senate seat stays GOP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes in the midterm elections, keeping a seat in GOP hands while turning back Barnes' attempt to make history as Wisco...
Nov 09, 2022

Toronto Arrows re-sign New Zealand-born prop Lolani Faleiva for 2023 MLR season
TORONTO - One day after re-signing Isaac Salmon, the Toronto Arrows have brought fellow prop Lolani Faleiva back for the 2023 MLR season. The two Kiwis proved to be imposing bookends for the Arrows la...
Nov 09, 2022

Canadian Elite Basketball League announces expansion to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season. Winnipeg will be the league's fifth expansion since it launched in 2019 with six teams. The league...
Nov 09, 2022

GOP’s Lawler defeats Democratic Rep. Sean Maloney in NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Republican Mike Lawler defeated Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York City's northern suburbs, and the GOP swept all four seats on Long Island, as the party closed in on its larges...
Nov 09, 2022

Abortion supporters win in conservative, liberal states
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot Tuesday, as voters enshrined it into the state constitution in battleground Michigan as well as blue ...
Nov 09, 2022