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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wins Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is returning to the legislature after winning a seat more than seven years after she left. Smith defeated four opponents to win the by-election in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding in the southeast corner of the province. With all polls reporting, NDP candidate Gwendoline Dirk came in second, while the Alberta Party’s …

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2022 US midterm elections: Democrats beat Trump-backed Republican candidates in liberal states

Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin and Will Weissert, The Associated Press Posted on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 5:51 am EST Last updated on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 10:30 pm EST WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats easily repelled Republicans backed by former President Donald Trump in several left-leaning states Tuesday, while tougher tests were expected in …

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Stock futures were little changed as Wall Street awaited midterm election results

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 27, 2022 in New York City. Stocks continued their bullish gains on Thursday with the Dow climbing nearly 400 points after a new GDP report beat expectations. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stock futures were slightly higher on Tuesday evening …

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Ryan Reynolds confirms interest in buying Ottawa Senators Ryan Reynolds confirms interest in buying Ottawa Senators

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed his interest in becoming the owner of the Ottawa Senators. The Deadpool star said on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday that he is interested in being part of an ownership consortium that would buy the team. “I’m trying to do it,” Reynolds said when asked by Fallon if …

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Yahoo Finance Stock market news live updates: Stocks rally for third straight day as election approaches

Stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the US midterm elections The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 335 points, or about 1%. The tech Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC ) rose 0.5% after faltering in afternoon trading. It was the third straight day of gains …

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Ford told Trudeau Ottawa police, mayor’s ‘mishandled’ motorcade protest and Windsor a priority, inquiry finds

WARNING: This article contains strong language. Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau he felt Ottawa police and the mayor mishandled the Freedom Convoy protest and reopening of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. , was the priority, according to a readout of a call the two politicians shared in February. As part …

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Doug Ford says Ontario returns to bargaining table with ‘improved offer’ for education workers Doug Ford says Ontario returns to bargaining table with ‘improved offer’ for education workers

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is ready to stop fighting with education workers and return to the bargaining table with an “improved offer,” a day after vowing to rescind legislation that deprived them of the right to strike. At a news conference Tuesday morning, Ford said he could not go into detail about …

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