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Canadian Elite Basketball League announces expansion to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season. Winnipeg will be the league's fifth expansion since it launched in 2019 with six teams. The league...
Nov 09, 2022
GOP’s Lawler defeats Democratic Rep. Sean Maloney in NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Republican Mike Lawler defeated Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York City's northern suburbs, and the GOP swept all four seats on Long Island, as the party closed in on its larges...
Nov 09, 2022
Abortion supporters win in conservative, liberal states
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot Tuesday, as voters enshrined it into the state constitution in battleground Michigan as well as blue ...
Nov 09, 2022
Democrat Deluzio wins US House seat in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Election lawyer Chris Deluzio, a Democrat, has won a GOP seat in a U.S. House district north of Pittsburgh, beating a Republican businessperson and former township commissioner....
Nov 09, 2022
Tropical Storm Nicole forces evacuations in Bahamas, Florida
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Nicole forced people from their homes in the Bahamas and threatened to grow into a rare November hurricane in Florida on Wednesday, shutting down airports and Disney World ...
Nov 09, 2022
Quebec defends decision to cut inflation cheques and ask Ottawa for more health funds
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is defending his government's decision to transfer one-time cash payments to most Quebecers while it demands more money from Ottawa for health care. Girard told rep...
Nov 09, 2022
Michigan Dem Scholten wins US House race over Trump loyalist
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan has won a sixth term in office, fending off a challenge from Republican Paul Junge. Also Tuesday, Democrat Hillary Scholten won a congressi...
Nov 09, 2022
Canada's looming Indo-Pacific strategy warns of China entanglement, boosts India ties
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will unveil Canada's strategy for the Indo-Pacific within a month. In a speech this morning, Joly says the strategy will see Canada moving closer to count...
Nov 09, 2022
Family first: Winnipeg Blue Bombers' success story built on caring culture
WINNIPEG - It was 2016 and Jermarcus Hardrick was rushing to the airport to catch a flight. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were heading to Vancouver for a CFL playoff game against the B.C. Lions and the of...
Nov 09, 2022
Russians withdrawing from key position in southern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's military has announced that it's withdrawing from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, annexed by Moscow in September. The top Russ...
Nov 09, 2022