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French police search homes of top officials in virus probe
PARIS - French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the ...
Oct 15, 2020
Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrest
MOSCOW - Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election. Jee...
Oct 15, 2020
The Forces' most famous tweeter and Genghis Khan exhibit: In The News for Oct. 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 15. What we are watching in Canada ... Tr...
Oct 15, 2020
Rights group threatens lawsuit to force New Brunswick to make abortion accessible
FREDERICTON - A civil rights group is threatening New Brunswick's government with a lawsuit to force the province to repeal its abortion-related legislation and to make the procedure more widely avail...
Oct 15, 2020
Sentencing continues for man who pleaded guilty to four murders in Penticton, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is scheduled to continue today for a man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton, B.C. John Brittain pleaded guilty Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Cou...
Oct 15, 2020
'Ghost town' in the PATH as retailers in downtown indoor networks wait out COVID-19
TORONTO - Eli Shimonov's lunch spot reopened after the first COVID-19 shutdown in July, but without the usual hordes of office workers making their way through Toronto's underground pedestrian network...
Oct 15, 2020
A popular Ardern poised to win 2nd term in New Zealand vote
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - In the final days of campaigning before New Zealand holds an election on Saturday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being greeted like a rock star. Hundreds of students are c...
Oct 14, 2020
11-spot: Dodgers huge 1st in 15-3 win over Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Los Angeles Dodgers were already having a grand time before Max Muncy's big slam capped the highest-scoring inning in a major league playoff game. That new ballpark in his home ...
Oct 14, 2020
Toronto FC settles for 1-1 tie with Red Bulls, ending five-game win streak
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - A congested schedule and red-hot teenager took their toll on Toronto FC on Wednesday, Looking to match a club record with a sixth straight win, Toronto (11-2-5) instead had to s...
Oct 14, 2020
11-spot: Dodgers huge 1st in 15-3 win over Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Max Muncy's grand slam capped a record-setting 11-run first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who coasted to a 15-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night that cut their Na...
Oct 14, 2020