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Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious ...
Nov 16, 2022
Verlander, Alcantara are unanimous Cy Young Award winners
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston's Justin Verlander in the American League and Miami's Sandy Alcantara in the National League were both unanimous selections for the Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. It's the s...
Nov 16, 2022
CRTC chair says online streaming bill won't police user-generated content, algorithms
OTTAWA - The chair of Canada's broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on pl...
Nov 16, 2022
Man accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court
VANCOUVER - The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a s...
Nov 16, 2022
Idaho Police: No suspect, no weapon in killing of 4 students
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in the college town of Moscow, Idaho, say they have not identified a suspect or found a weapon in the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho students in a rental house...
Nov 16, 2022
Federal ministers reject request by Nunavut iron mine to double production
POND INLET - Federal cabinet ministers have denied a request to expand an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal issued a letter to the Nunavut Impact...
Nov 16, 2022
Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade gets life, no release
A man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no chance of release. Waukesha...
Nov 16, 2022
LA elects US Rep Karen Bass mayor, first Black woman in post
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso Wednesday to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contend...
Nov 16, 2022
GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden's agenda and spur a ...
Nov 16, 2022
Absent from practice, intrigue deepens around Grey Cup status of Bomber QB Collaros
REGINA - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were minus quarterback Zach Collaros in their first practice of Grey Cup week. Backup Dru Brown took first-team reps Wednesday amid blowing snow at a minor-league fi...
Nov 16, 2022