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Election might not settle Connecticut mayor's race upended by video of ballot box stuffing
The people of Bridgeport, Connecticut, cast their ballots for mayor Tuesday knowing there's a chance the results won't actually settle an election thrown into uncertainty by allegations of voting irre...
Nov 07, 2023
Democrat Cherelle Parker is elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office
Cherelle Parker, a Democrat who has held office at the state and local level after first becoming involved in politics as a teenager, was elected Tuesday as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, becoming the fi...
Nov 07, 2023
Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress
Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state's first Black candidate elected to Congress. The former White Hous...
Nov 07, 2023
Jays add third base coach Febles, add offensive coordinator to Mattingly's role
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Carlos Febles as third base coach and expanded the duties of bench coach Don Mattingly. The 47-year-old Febles joins the Blue Jays after spending 17 seasons ...
Nov 07, 2023
Judge says man who hit and killed two fellow UBC students should serve 3 years
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has ruled that a 23-year-old man who hit and killed two University of British Columbia students while he was speeding through the campus in 2021 should serve ...
Nov 07, 2023
Sartini apologizes, Whitecaps look to put playoff disappointment behind them
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini has apologized for comments he made about refereeing after his team's playoff elimination. Vancouver was swept in its best-of-three playoff series with rei...
Nov 07, 2023
Marilyn Sharp 4-H Scholarship offered by MEGlobal & Dow Canada for 2022
MEGlobal Canada ULC (MEGlobal) is proud to announce that Emilee Bickley has been named the recipient of the 2023 Marilyn Sharp 4-H Scholarship. Officials with MEGlobal say this is a post-secondary sch...
Nov 07, 2023
Judge tells Ibrahim Ali jury to disregard testimony of Crown witness who died
VANCOUVER - The judge in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, who is accused of killing a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago, has told the jury to completely disregard the testimony of a w...
Nov 07, 2023
Defence, Crown make final arguments to the jury in Peter Nygard's sex assault trial
TORONTO - The sexual assault case against Peter Nygard is built on a "false narrative" created by women whose testimony was not credible, his lawyer argued on Tuesday while the Crown urged the jury to...
Nov 07, 2023
Bridge closures in Lacombe County
Lacombe County advises drivers of the following changes in traffic patterns due to safety concerns on two County bridges. Bridge 06612 (NW 20-41-26 W4) located 2 miles north of Milton West Branch Road...
Nov 07, 2023