Author Archives:
Illinois Dems embrace gerrymandering in fight for US House
CHICAGO (AP) - In the neck-and-neck fight to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats need help from the few places where state lawmakers can make 2022 difficult for Republicans. I...
Oct 28, 2021
US woman in Bali 'suitcase murder' freed from jail
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) - An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali in 2014 walked free from prison Friday after serving seven years of a 10-year...
Oct 28, 2021
Markstrom records another shutout, Flames top Penguins 4-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jacob Markstrom stopped 45 shots for his second shutout in his last three starts, and the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 Thursday night. Markstrom recorded his secon...
Oct 28, 2021
Amid scandal, Quenneville resigns as Florida Panthers coach
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly respon...
Oct 28, 2021
Company hires contractor in effort to recover overboard containers off B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard says the owner of a ship that lost 109 containers overboard in stormy weather last week has hired a contractor to try to recover the bins loaded with cargo. It say...
Oct 28, 2021
Linwood Holton, first GOP Va. governor of 20th century, dies
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Linwood Holton, Virginia's first Republican governor since Reconstruction, died Thursday, his family said in a statement. He was 98. Holton died peacefully Thursday morning at his...
Oct 28, 2021
Chief interpreter Corlaine Gardner is retiring but says she'll still be a frequent face at Police Point Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Corlaine Gardner says things are always changing at Police Point Park, even though they may not be obvious to most people.One obvious change coming though.After 15 years as chief in...
Oct 28, 2021
Alberta jobs minister says he only heard rumours before his chief of staff was fired
EDMONTON - Alberta's jobs minister says he heard rumours about his chief of staff raising a sexual harassment issue which she alleges led to her being fired by the premier's office. "A lot of that inf...
Oct 28, 2021
Toronto FC's Yeferson Soteldo may be sidelined for last few games of season
TORONTO - Injured Toronto FC winger Yeferson Soteldo may be done for the season. While Toronto (6-19-7) only has two regular-season games and at least one Canadian Championship outing remaining, Toron...
Oct 28, 2021
Fox World Series Game 2 viewers up 13% from 2020 record low
ATLANTA (AP) - Houston's 7-2 win over Atlanta in World Series Game 2 drew 10,539,000 viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox streaming apps. The game was seen by an average of 10,280,000 on Fox, up 13% f...
Oct 28, 2021