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Rep. Carolyn Maloney's 30-year career ends in loss to Nadler
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Democrat Carolyn Maloney's three-decade career in the U.S. House is coming to a close after she lost Tuesday to her longtime colleague-turned-rival Jerry Nadler, a Democratic ...
Aug 23, 2022

Mullin wins US Senate GOP runoff in deep-red Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin won Tuesday's GOP primary runoff for Oklahoma's unexpired U.S. Senate seat, making him a likely favorite to win the seat U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is leaving...
Aug 23, 2022

Curacao eliminates Canada at Little League World Series with 4-2 win
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The dream run is over for the Little Mountain Little Leaguers of Vancouver who, despite a desperate sixth-inning rally, were beaten 4-2 Tuesday and eliminated from title cont...
Aug 23, 2022

Florida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis
MIAMI (AP) - U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, putting him in position to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republica...
Aug 23, 2022

Château Laurier believes swap of famous Churchill portrait was by a 'professional'
OTTAWA - The Chteau Laurier says it's been able to narrow down a time frame of when it believes a famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen from its walls: sometime between Christmas Day las...
Aug 23, 2022

Battleford Food Truck Festival and Trade Show to start this week
The Town of Battleford is getting geared up to host its first Food Truck Festival and Trade Show. The event will run at the Battleford arena, with Discovery Co-op as the main sponsor.Town community pl...
Aug 23, 2022

Placido Domingo's name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charge...
Aug 23, 2022

Lloydminster park renamed in honour of former mayor, Ken Baker
One of Lloydminster's more popular green spaces now bears the name of long-serving mayor and city councillor, Ken Baker.The area formerly known as Kin-Kinette Park, which surrounds the outdoor pool in...
Aug 23, 2022

Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she plans to end her campaign, saying she does not see a path to victory or to raise the money needed to be succe...
Aug 23, 2022

Quebec provincial election campaign to begin Sunday, François Legault confirms
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the fall provincial election campaign will begin Sunday. He made the announcement today in a video uploaded to social media. Legault says campaigning wil...
Aug 23, 2022