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Mike Dunleavy 1st Alaska governor reelected since 1998
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won reelection, becoming the first governor in the state since 1998 to win back-to-back terms. Dunleavy received over 50% of the vote aft...
Nov 23, 2022
Inflation relief measures should be well-targeted and temporary, says Macklem
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says governments looking to provide inflation relief to Canadians should choose measures that are well-targeted and temporary. At a House of Commons commi...
Nov 23, 2022
Raptors' VanVleet, Barnes sidelined against Brooklyn Nets
TORONTO - The injuries and illnesses continue to mount for the Toronto Raptors. Fred VanVleet was among players listed as out against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday with a non-COVID illness. Also out ...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. man convicted of killing his four- and six-year-old daughters denied appeal
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia man who killed his two young daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been denied an appeal by the province's highest court. Andrew Berry claimed the lower court made nu...
Nov 23, 2022
Thousands of affordability cheques still not in the mail
There was an answer provided Wednesday to the question on many people's minds in Saskatchewan: "Where is my affordability cheque?"In the Legislature on Wednesday, Premier Scott Moe explained the statu...
Nov 23, 2022
Canadian men push Belgium to the limit but lose 1-0 in return to World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Canada put on a show in its return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence but failed to convert its chances in a valiant 1-0 loss to Belgium on Wednesday. The 41st-ranked Canadian...
Nov 23, 2022
Feds file judicial review of $40B Indigenous child-welfare settlement
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge to review some aspects of the $40-billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the Indigenous child-welfare system, after the Canadian Human Ri...
Nov 23, 2022
Jury finds former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. A jury of nine women and three men took two days to...
Nov 23, 2022
Sports-betting marketplace taking notice of Canada at World Cup
TORONTO - Canada's return to the World Cup wasn't a victorious one but it certainly created plenty of action in Ontario's legal sports-betting market. Belgium defeated the Canadians 1-0 on Wednesday i...
Nov 23, 2022
Safe internet exchange zone now available in North Battleford
The City of North Battleford now has a safe area for people to exchange goods purchased online through buy-and-sell sites. The area is located in the parking lot of the North Battleford Fire Departmen...
Nov 23, 2022