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Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters
MANILA, Philippines - A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday, knocking down power in several towns and prompting the evacuation of about a million peopl...
Nov 01, 2020
70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 53
IZMIR, Turkey - Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, k...
Nov 01, 2020
Algeria votes on new constitution painted as pro-democratic
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerians were voting Sunday on whether to approve a revised constitution that imposes term limits, promises new freedoms and aims at answering demands from pro-democracy protesters...
Nov 01, 2020
Trump launches final battleground pitch; Biden focuses on PA
BUTLER, Pa. - President Donald Trump is mounting one final test of whether the massive crowds that often show up at his signature rallies will translate into votes as he finishes the final 48 hours of...
Nov 01, 2020
Horgan's cabinet has many openings for newcomers and veterans after election victory
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has several spots to fill in his cabinet after losing seven ministers who didn't run again but winning a New Democrat majority in British Columbia gives him advantages w...
Nov 01, 2020
Smith, No. 2 Alabama pummel Mississippi State, 41-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama still has DeVonta Smith, another playmaking wide receiver who's awfully hard to defend. Mac Jones threw four touchdown passes to Smith and the wideout had 203 yards receivin...
Oct 31, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hopes OHL can return with bodychecking
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving the door open for bodychecking to remain in the Ontario Hockey League for the upcoming season. Ford tweeted Saturday night that he is working on a return...
Oct 31, 2020
QMJHL announces restart dates for Sherbrooke Phoenix and Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Two Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams are set to finally return to the ice within the first week of November. The league announced two games involving the Sherbrooke Phoenix and Chicoutimi Sague...
Oct 31, 2020
Father of man found dead three years ago offers $10,000 for information on death
The father of a Neo-Nazi turned renegade internet spammer whose body was identified this week -- years after it was found in a burnt-out vehicle -- said news of his son's death is not entirely unexpec...
Oct 31, 2020
Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba's case count stays high
Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter...
Oct 31, 2020