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PEARCE: What is prosperity and how do we truly define it?
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL FALL AFTERNOON, with sunlight filtering through a stained-glass window, casting a rainbow of colors on the art-covered walls at the Art We Are Cafe. With my little pot of coffee clo...
Nov 06, 2024
Donald Trump declares victory and secures political comeback
WASHINGTON - Former president Donald Trump is poised to return to White House after a polarizing U.S. election that deeply divided the country.The U.S. election on Tuesday saw Trump post early wins in...
Nov 06, 2024
Family of Bombers QB Zach Collaros finds balance between football and home life
WINNIPEG - Nicole Collaros switches on the Zoom chat, apologizing that husband Zach might join in late. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback is trying to get their oldest daughter to sleep, but Sierr...
Nov 06, 2024
Republican Tim Sheehy defeats 3-term incumbent to win Montana US Senate seat
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - :Republican Tim Sheehy defeated three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. The victory by the former U.S. Navy SEAL bolsters the GOP's new Senate majority. Sheehy closely align...
Nov 06, 2024
In the news today: Canadians watch as Trump declares win in U.S. election
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 'Ready for both': Canadians prepare for any outcome as Trump declares victory Former president Donald Trump de...
Nov 06, 2024
Nathan Hochman elected Los Angeles County DA, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nathan Hochman defeated George Gascn in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, unseating an incumbent known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors. Hochman, a forme...
Nov 06, 2024
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok to face confidence vote Wednesday
OTTAWA - Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok is expected to face a confidence vote today in the territorial legislature. In a surprise move on Monday, Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki gave notice that he'd prese...
Nov 06, 2024
'No happy paintings': Dozens of art works by Canadian war artist at Calgary exhibit
CALGARY - There's a darkness in the work of venerated Canadian war artist Bill MacDonnell, who has spent three decades travelling the world as a self-described silent witness. MacDonnell's paintings d...
Nov 06, 2024
Silenced transgender state lawmaker Zooey Zephyr wins reelection in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr won reelection in a race that will allow the transgender lawmaker to return to the House floor nearly two years after she was silenced and sanction...
Nov 06, 2024
Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona voters have approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability, typically after 21 weeks - a major win for advocates of the measure in the pr...
Nov 06, 2024
