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Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed an...
Nov 14, 2024
Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights
ATLANTA (AP) - Jail officials in Georgia's most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding...
Nov 14, 2024
Quebec orders audits at 17 schools after complaints over secularism non-compliance
MONTREAL - Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints at 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respect...
Nov 14, 2024
Alberta launches Advanced Materials Challenge to further advanced material innovation
The Government of Alberta is investing $40 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program into an Advanced Materials Challenge in an effort to advance te...
Nov 14, 2024
Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana...
Nov 14, 2024
NDP expected to unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
OTTAWA - With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank f...
Nov 14, 2024
Alberta couple makes major donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada near Thorsby
A Leduc County couple, George and Joni Greenhough, have donated a significant amount of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in honour of George's late father WJ (Bill) Greenhough who himse...
Nov 14, 2024
Police searching for missing Lethbridge woman
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) looking for a missing person and is asking for the public's help.Candice Neale, 40, was reported missing on November 12, 2024, but she has not been...
Nov 14, 2024
Lethbridge rental prices fall slightly in October
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report is showing some optimism for Lethbridge residents who rent their homes.The National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation states that rental units with one or two be...
Nov 14, 2024
York United FC Academy to debut in League1 Ontario Championship Division next year
TORONTO - York United FC will field an under-20 team in League1 Ontario next year. The Canadian Premier League team announced Thursday it has acquired a licence to compete in the League1 Ontario men's...
Nov 14, 2024