Nanaimo Byelection: Sheila Malcolmson's Win Means NDP Government Will Keep Balance Of Power

NANAIMO, B.C. — The New Democrats won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia on Wednesday that allows Premier John Horgan’s minority government to maintain its grip on power after facing a spirited campaign from the Opposition Liberals. With the win, the NDP has 41 seats in the legislature and continues to hold power with…

Forty-one athletes accept invitation to 2019 USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Trials

OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball announced the list of athletes invited to participate at the 2019 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) Selection Trials to be held January 1-6, at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Fla. Those athletes who accepted the invitation to try out will vie for 18 spots on the 2019…

Court Dismisses Challenge To Ontario Sex Ed Curriculum Changes

Click:bulk confetti cannon TORONTO — An Ontario court dismissed a challenge Thursday from elementary teachers and a civil liberties group over the Progressive Conservative government’s repeal of a modernized sex-ed curriculum. The challenge from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association argued that changes made by the government infringed teachers’…

Saudi Crown Prince calls billionaire shakedown in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton a lucrative success

A total of about $107 billion has been recovered as a result of the detention of scores of Saudi royals and businessmen in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel in 2017, according to the kingdom’s anti-corruption commission. It said the assets collected from the 87 detainees came in a mix of cash, real estate, companies, and securities. The…

Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top-10 announced

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ten finalist have been selected for the 2018 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, announced the Association on Wednesday morning. The winner will be honored prior to the start of the 2018 NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. Each of this year’s finalists hail…

China denies banning Australian coal, says imports continue as normal

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied reports of putting restrictions on coal shipments from Australia. Delays in handling coal imports were due to stepped up inspections to protect the environment, it said on Friday. “In recent years, China Customs has found that some of the imported coal didn’t meet our environmental protection standards when it…

Trudeau: PMO Did Not Leak Stories About Wilson-Raybould’s Supreme Court Pick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his office did not leak details of a reported split between himself and his former justice minister over a Supreme Court appointment. But Trudeau would not say Thursday if he would support an investigation into how the media obtained confidential information about the appointment process — a probe Jody Wilson-Raybould…

Sonoraville’s Davis named 2018-19 MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kristen Davis of Sonoraville High School (Calhoun, Ga.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of Oct. 8-14. Davis twirled nine hitless innings in a pair of 2-0 wins over North Hall High School. With the two-game sweep, the Phoenix advance to…

Forget gold: Palladium is the undisputed precious metals champion

Palladium has continued this year’s rally, surging to a new record on Tuesday amid rising worries about shrinking supply. It has continued to beat gold and silver as the best investment among precious metals. Spot palladium was up around 0.5 percent at $1,591.5 an ounce as of 07:57am GMT, after touching its highest price ever…

OPP Fires Brad Blair, Deputy Who Rang Alarms About Hiring Ford's Friend

TORONTO — The firing of a high-ranking provincial police officer waging a legal battle over the controversial appointment of Ontario’s top cop renewed accusations of political interference Monday that the government denied. Deputy commissioner Brad Blair has asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the hiring of Toronto police Supt. Ron Taverner,…