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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

Chinese president warns Trudeau, charges that he 'leaked' details of talk to media
Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, accusing him of harming diplomatic relations by sharing details with the media about their meeting and then warning ...
Nov 16, 2022

Democrats hold on to US House seat in Maine via ranked vote
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Democrats held on to a swing district in Maine, as two-term U.S. Rep. Jared Golden beat back a challenge from a former congressman via ranked choice voting for the second time in...
Nov 16, 2022

City starts budget talks with police presentation
The city police are asking for an increase in their budget, but smaller than the overall increase the city is looking at. Chief Jonathan Bergen told council at the start of 2023 budget deliberations, ...
Nov 16, 2022