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Dems clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink
WASHINGTON - Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House on Tuesday but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week's elections that has left them divided ...
Nov 10, 2020
Press groups concerned over killings of Mexican journalists
MEXICO CITY - International press groups expressed concern Tuesday about a spike in the number of journalists killed in Mexico, after three were murdered within the space of 10 days. The Committee to ...
Nov 10, 2020
Lawsuit challenging arrest of NYC transgender woman settled
NEW YORK - The New York Police Department will have to give its force more training on protecting the rights of transgender people as part of a deal announced Tuesday that settles a civil rights lawsu...
Nov 10, 2020
Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance
WILMINGTON, Del. - Vowing "to get right to work," President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday shrugged off President Donald Trump's fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as "inconsequential," even as...
Nov 10, 2020
Pompeo brushes aside results of presidential election
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last week's presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term. Pompeo told reporters wit...
Nov 10, 2020
Lottery corp.'s anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns
VANCOUVER - A former police officer who heads the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering programs says he was concerned and surprised about the response from police agencies over...
Nov 10, 2020
Historic mayoral win for Sandra Masters
Sandra Masters was obviously happy Monday night when she arrived at City Hall after winning the mayoral seat, but she was also measured in her remarks.Masters made a point of thanking her campaign wor...
Nov 10, 2020
Environment Canada says another storm is on its way
Get ready for Round 2.Just a couple of days after a major snowstorm battered much of Saskatchewan, another one is headed the province's way.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for ar...
Nov 10, 2020
Town of Allan elects first female mayor
History was made in rural Saskatchewan last night as part of the 2020 municipal election.Allan's newly-elected mayor 'tick's off all of the boxes,' as she put it.Bonnie Lewis, who is Indigenous and a ...
Nov 10, 2020
Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada
Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruitions of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who d...
Nov 10, 2020