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Detroit-area county certifies vote after first blocking it
DETROIT - Michigan's largest county reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results Tuesday night after Republicans first blocked the move in a party-line vote that threate...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans
WASHINGTON - Rep. Kevin McCarthy easily won reelection as House Republican leader Tuesday, a stunning turnaround as the entire GOP leadership team was rewarded by their colleagues for reducing the Dem...
Nov 17, 2020
Loeffler, Warnock set for head-to-head debate in Georgia
ATLANTA - Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock will face off in a televised debate on Dec. 6, the Atlanta Press Club announced Tuesday. It's the first head-to-head ...
Nov 17, 2020
Meng's border exam was necessary because of national security concern: officer
VANCOUVER - A senior border officer involved in the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says he has never seen a customs and immigration exam deferred to ...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump fires head of DHS election security agency
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his rece...
Nov 17, 2020
RCMP identify human remains found at Ermineskin First Nation
RCMP have confirmed that human remains found on Feb. 24, 2020 on the Ermineskin First Nation are those of Willard Swampy. Mounties say Swampy, 55, was reported missing to Wetaskiwin RCMP on Nov. 28, 2...
Nov 17, 2020
Donald Trump on Elections Canada's disavowal of voting machines: 'THIS SAYS IT ALL'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tweet seeking to distance Elections Canada from the use of electronic voting equipment has earned a like from the president of the United States. Despite a lack of evidence,...
Nov 17, 2020
NBA draft one of several huge tasks facing the Raptors this month
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have the 29th and 59th picks in Wednesday night's NBA draft, capping the longest and most convoluted pre-draft period in league history. The Raptors haven't been able eva...
Nov 17, 2020
Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 17, 2020
Red Deer rental rates edge lower in October
Red Deer continues to have some of the lowest rental rates in Canada.According to the latest National Rent Report, Red Deer finished 34th on the list of 35 Canadian cities surveyed, with an average mo...
Nov 17, 2020