TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Attorney Marc Elias thinks imperiled Florida Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson can win a recount, similar to his prediction a decade ago in another tight Senate contest. History proved Elias’ prediction almost exactly right, down to the number of votes involved when comedian Al Franken won his Senate seat, recalls Jay […]

Winnipeg’s mayor is all-in on the Blue Bombers. Brian Bowman has made a gentleman’s agreement with Regina mayor Michael Fougere on the results of Sunday’s semi-final matchup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. If the Bombers win, Regina’s Mosaic Stadium will be lit up in blue and gold. If the Riders win, the “Winnipeg” sign at the […]

Mayor Brian Bowman has nominated one of his newest councillors for the role of Winnipeg Police Board chair. Kevin Klein, who was elected Oct. 24 to represent the Charleswood-Tuxedo riding, is Bowman’s choice to replace outgoing chair David Asper, whose term expires at the end of December. Prior to starting in the role, Klein will […]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Friday after treatment for three broken ribs sustained in a fall at her office Wednesday evening. “She is doing well and plans to work from home today,” said Kathleen Arberg, a spokeswoman for the court. If history is any guide, Justice Ginsburg will be on […]

OSLO — Norway announced on Friday that it was suspending new licences for arms exports to Saudi Arabia following recent developments in the Gulf kingdom and the situation in Yemen. A foreign ministry spokesman declined to say whether the decision was partly motivated by the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate […]

They were the states that broke Democratic hearts the last time — and the ones where any political comeback would have to begin. So how did the Democrats do on Tuesday in 2016 Trump country? They won. They also lost. And both experiences are instructive for the party’s future. This year, The New York Times […]

SINGAPORE – A company director being tried for bribery got his business partner to apply for a debit card, which he used to pay for dinners and karaoke sessions when entertaining a town council’s former general manager. The debit card used by Chia Sin Lan, 63, was registered to a company called Tay Eng Khuan […]

WASHINGTON — It was solemn, dignified and brief — the antithesis of the prolonged, bitter, circuslike spectacle that preceded it. Yet when the Supreme Court formally welcomed Brett M. Kavanaugh as an associate justice on Thursday, there were still echoes of the rancor his nomination to the court ignited. Justice Kavanaugh skipped the most public […]

A Vancouver demonstration in support of special counsel Robert Mueller drew about 50 U.S. citizens and supporters on Thursday evening. Demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. consulate at 1075 West Pender St., some wearing American flags and others toting signs with messages such as “no one is above the law.” “[I’m here] to stop essentially lawlessness […]

Critics fear the US president is paving way to disrupt probe into Russian interference in 2016 presidential election. Washington, DC– Thousands protested across the United States on Thursday to demand that President Donald Trump not impede Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  The protests come a day after […]