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Lawyers to argue over Saskatchewan government wanting out of Broncos lawsuit
REGINA - Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government are to be in Regina court today to ask that the province be removed from a lawsuit over the Humboldt Broncos deadly bus crash. The crash at a rural int...
Nov 04, 2020
Hungary's foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus
BANGKOK - Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday. Thai Health...
Nov 04, 2020
Vancouver council asked to think about whether it should make another Olympic bid
VANCOUVER - City council is scheduled to consider a motion today on whether Vancouver should make a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Coun. Melissa De Genova put the motion forward earlier this year b...
Nov 04, 2020
Bice defeats Horn, wins back Oklahoma’s lone Democratic seat
OKLAHOMA CITY - Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice defeated U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn on Tuesday and won back the only Democratic-held seat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation. Bice, 46, earned a rep...
Nov 04, 2020
Mace flips South Carolina seat in US House back to GOP
Republican Nancy Mace has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, dealing a blow to the gains South Carolina Democrats made two years ago. Mace, a member of the state House, beat Cunningham in a ...
Nov 04, 2020
Michelle Fischbach unseats Rep. Collin Peterson in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS - Republican Michelle Fischbach has upset Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, who was seeking a 16th term. Fischbach is a conservative fo...
Nov 03, 2020
Aegean quake toll rises, Turkish rescuers make final search
ANKARA, Turkey - The death toll in last week's Aegean Sea earthquake has risen to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir focused on the final two collapsed buildings. All but two of...
Nov 03, 2020
EXPLAINER: Where AP stands on calling House races
WASHINGTON - Democrats remained favoured to retain control of the House as votes were being counted Tuesday night, but it may be hours or days before the outcome is certain. Mail-in ballots and absent...
Nov 03, 2020
Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase "In God We Trust," with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers...
Nov 03, 2020
Widow of Florida massacre victim elected to school board
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The widow of a teacher killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre has won election Tuesday to that county's school board, joining the mother of a slain student. Debra Hixo...
Nov 03, 2020