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Seattle socialist politician faces tight race in recall push
SEATTLE (AP) - Preliminary results Tuesday showed Seattle voters narrowly in favor of recalling socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a firebrand who pushed the city to adopt a $15 minimum wage,...
Dec 7, 2021
'Sleepy' Raiders awaken halfway through game to steal a point from Broncos
The Swift Current Broncos scrambled to get to the Art Hauser Centre on Tuesday, and arrived at the rink just 30 minutes before warmups. They were forced to switch team busses at the last minute due to...
Dec 7, 2021
Necas, Trocheck strike on power play as Hurricanes down Jets 4-2
WINNIPEG - Martin Necas and Vincent Trocheck each had a power-play goal to help boost the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Jaccob Slavin and Sebastian Aho both r...
Dec 7, 2021
Defenceman Rielly has four assists as Maple Leafs hold on to beat Blue Jackets 5-4
TORONTO - Defenceman Morgan Rielly set up four goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs returned home and hung on for a 5-4 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday to end a two-game skid. Reilly set ...
Dec 7, 2021
Palat scores last-minute winner, Bolts beat Habs 3-2 in Stanley Cup final rematch
MONTREAL - Ondrej Palat's goal with 38 seconds left in the game gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over Montreal on Tuesday, exactly five months after the Lightning finished off the Canadiens in the 2021 Stanle...
Dec 7, 2021
Lee scores twice, Islanders snap 11-game losing streak with 5-3 win over Senators
OTTAWA - Anders Lee scored twice, and the New York Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Oliver Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows and former Sen...
Dec 7, 2021
Malaysian court upholds ex-premier Najib's graft conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's Appeal Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down...
Dec 7, 2021
Suspect in killing of Saudi journalist arrested in France
PARIS (AP) - A suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday in France, according to a French judicial official. The official said the suspect was being held on ...
Dec 7, 2021
Biden, Putin square off as tension grows on Ukraine border
WASHINGTON (AP) - Face to face for over two hours, President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin squared off in a secure video call Tuesday as the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that an invasio...
Dec 7, 2021
Chinese-controlled firm loses court bid to pause Ottawa's divestment order
OTTAWA - State-owned China Mobile has lost a court bid for a temporary hold on Ottawa's order that its Canadian affiliate be divested or wound up over national security concerns. In a ruling made publ...
Dec 7, 2021
