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Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely
MOSCOW - A trio of space travellers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscos...
Oct 21, 2020
Red Deer drops two active COVID-19 cases
For the first time in over two weeks the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer has gone down. Wednesday's updated stats from the province show our city with 37 active cases, a decrease of two...
Oct 21, 2020
Pandemic feelings inspired Red Deer singer-songwriter's new single
A Red Deer singer-songwriter is hoping to capture people's hearts and their feelings of frustration and isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic through the release of her new single.Kayla Williams will d...
Oct 21, 2020
Premier self-isolating after minister's positive COVID-19 test
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is isolating at home after one of his cabinet ministers tested positive for COVID-19.A spokesman for Kenney said the premier went into self-isolation Wednesday ...
Oct 21, 2020
Officer may face charges in killing of autistic Palestinian
JERUSALEM - Israeli prosecutors on Wednesday recommended charging a police officer with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City earlier this...
Oct 21, 2020
39 Chinese are Thailand's 1st foreign tourists in 7 months
BANGKOK - Thailand's tourist industry took a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered fortunes Tuesday by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai, the first such arrivals since reg...
Oct 21, 2020
Unknown group sends Democratic voters intimidating emails
BOSTON - Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the far-right group Proud Boys, that warne...
Oct 21, 2020
Thai protesters march in show of strength against government
BANGKOK - Student-led protesters in Thailand defiantly marched to the streets near the prime minister's office on Wednesday night, repeating their demand that he step down even as he urged them to let...
Oct 21, 2020
Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid growing criticism
ROME - Pope Francis is back to his mask-less old ways a day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service. The about-face came despite surging coronavirus infections across ...
Oct 21, 2020
Armenian PM sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister said Wednesday that Azerbaijan's aggressive stance in the 25-day fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh leaves no room for diplomacy, and urged citizens to sign up ...
Oct 21, 2020