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Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus
SALT LAKE CITY - Virus cases are surging across Europe and many U.S. states, but responses by leaders are miles apart, with officials in Ireland, France and elsewhere imposing curfews and restricting ...
Oct 20, 2020
From 'role models' to sex workers: Kenya's child labour rises
NAIROBI, Kenya - The teenage girls cannot remember how many men they have had to sleep with in the seven months since COVID-19 closed their schools, or how many of those men used protection. Painfully...
Oct 20, 2020
UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
LONDON - Danica Marcos wants to be infected with COVID-19. While other people are wearing masks and staying home to avoid the disease, the 22-year-old Londoner has volunteered to contract the new coro...
Oct 20, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting continues despite truce efforts
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia and Azerbaijan reported more fighting on Tuesday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where clashes have continued for over three weeks despite two attempts at...
Oct 20, 2020
Vancouver Canucks' Adam Gaudette has lots to prove with new one-year contract
Vancouver Canucks centre Adam Gaudette knows there's a certain amount of risk with his new one-year contract, but says the wager is nothing new. "I think a guy like me, every year's kind of a be...
Oct 20, 2020
Mitch Marner on Maple Leafs' off-season additions: 'They believe in what we can do'
TORONTO - Mitch Marner texted Jake Muzzin the moment he heard rumblings Joe Thornton might be interested in signing with the Maple Leafs. Muzzin, who played against Thornton in the Western Conference ...
Oct 20, 2020
Troops ordered to keep guard up to protect military from COVID-19 resurgence
OTTAWA - Top defence officials have ordered Canadian troops to keep up their guard against COVID-19 while painting a gloomy picture of how the pandemic could affect the military and country. The order...
Oct 20, 2020
Five things to know about the dispute over Nova Scotia's Indigenous lobster fishery
HALIFAX - Tensions remain high in the dispute over the Indigenous lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. Here are five things to know about the situation. 1. The dispute has a long history. In September 1999...
Oct 20, 2020
Canadian bowler Francois Lavoie back on track after pandemic lockdown rust
Bowling is a game of repetition, so Francois Lavoie's game suffered when he was separated from his sport during the pandemic lockdown. But the Canadian showed he is back on track with a perfect game i...
Oct 20, 2020
Feds approve natural gas pipeline expansion west of Rocky Mountain House
The federal government has approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline through Clearwater County, west of Rocky Mountain House.On Tuesday, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan gave the green...
Oct 20, 2020