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N.B. shooter returns to stand at Fredericton first-degree murder trial
FREDERICTON - Matthew Raymond is back on the witness stand today as his murder trial in connection with the 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton enters its eighth week. Raymond, 50, is charged with first...
Nov 02, 2020
Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments
ROME - The Vatican says Pope Francis' comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis' belief that ...
Nov 02, 2020
Child Advocacy Centre launches 50/50 Cash Lottery
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is excited to announce that the CACAC 50/50 Cash Lottery is BACK and bigger than ever!One lucky winner will walk away with up to $200,000 all while supporting...
Nov 02, 2020
Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in
NEW YORK - Julia Wiggin was still shivering after running out to hang up the weekend's marquee - "Ghostbusters," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" - at her Northfield Drive-in near Hinsdale, New Hampshire. "I...
Nov 02, 2020
'American Idol' contestant Nikki McKibbin dies at 42
ARLINGTON, Texas - Nikki McKibbin, a singer from Texas best known for her third place finish in the first season of American Idol, has died. She was 42. McKibbin's husband, Craig Sadler, confirmed her...
Nov 02, 2020
What a fluke: Dutch whale tail sculpture catches metro train
SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands - This really was a fluke. The driver of a metro train escaped injury when the front carriage rammed through the end of an elevated section of rails and was caught by a sculpt...
Nov 02, 2020
Thousands continue protests against Indonesia’s new jobs law
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Thousands of workers in Indonesia on Monday continued their protests against the country's new jobs law that critics say will erode labour rights and weaken environmental protecti...
Nov 02, 2020
Philippines: 16 dead, thousands of homes damaged in typhoon
MANILA, Philippines - At least 16 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island prov...
Nov 02, 2020
Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. - President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday's election, as his rift with the nation's top infectious disease expert widens while the nation...
Nov 02, 2020
Ex-South Korean President Lee back to prison after ruling
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was sent back to prison on Monday, four days after the country's top court upheld his 17-year prison term for corruption crimes....
Nov 02, 2020