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Premier Danielle Smith returns to Alberta legislature with byelection win
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is heading back to the legislature.Smith defeated four challengers to win a byelection Tuesday night in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat.She has be...
Nov 09, 2022
Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion, handing a victory to abortion-rights supporters who have seen access to t...
Nov 09, 2022
Democrat Hobbs leads Republican Lake for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) - Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor, but the battle for control of the crucial battleground state was too early to call. Lake, a former televi...
Nov 09, 2022
In The News for Nov. 9: Who's up next at the Emergencies Act probe?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 09, 2022
In 2022 midterms, Democrats — and election deniers — live to fight another day
WASHINGTON - Call it a November surprise. Democrats are basking in a midterm defeat that feels like victory, an electoral all-nighter that bucks the recent U.S. trend of voters punishing the party in ...
Nov 09, 2022
Frustration, anxiety persist as Liberals claim success on wait times for veterans
OTTAWA - When Stephen LaSalle first injured his foot in a military training exercise, he had only heard the stories about what it was like to deal with Veterans Affairs Canada. Five years later, the r...
Nov 09, 2022
Premier Danielle Smith returns to Alberta legislature with byelection win
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is heading back to the legislature. Smith defeated four challengers to win a byelection Tuesday night in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. She has been...
Nov 09, 2022
Abortion rights protected in Michigan, California, Vermont
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution Tuesday, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step. An anti-abortion ...
Nov 09, 2022
Incumbents Simpson and Fulcher retain U.S. House seats
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Incumbent Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher retained their seats in Congress in Tuesday's election in deeply conservative Idaho. Simpson, 72, won a 13th term repr...
Nov 09, 2022
Big bet a bust in bid to allow sports gambling in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting, shooting down initiatives by Native Ameri...
Nov 09, 2022