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Azerbaijan: Armenian missile killed 13, wounded over 50
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan on Saturday accused Armenia of striking its second-largest city with a ballistic missile that killed at least 13 civilians and wounded 50 others in a new escalation of th...
Oct 17, 2020
Toronto FC looks to end gruelling five-game run with a win over Atlanta United
As a grinding stretch of five games in 16 days comes to a close, league-leading Toronto FC has something to look forward to. Recovered from a knee injury, captain Michael Bradley could see some minute...
Oct 17, 2020
'There's a lemur!' 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case
SAN FRANCISCO - Police said Friday they arrested a man suspected of stealing a ring-tailed lemur from the San Francisco Zoo, where officials rewarded a 5-year-old boy who helped recapture the endanger...
Oct 17, 2020
Police seeking suspect in alleged armed robbery at Bluffton store
(Oct. 19) - RCMP say the vehicle involved in this incident has been recovered south of Edmonton, but that the male suspect and female passenger, who have both identified thanks to tips from the public...
Oct 17, 2020
New snowfall records set in Lacombe and Red Deer Friday
A wintry dump in central Alberta on Friday set new records.Red Deer hit 8 cm, surpassing the previous high of 6.4 cm in 2006.In Lacombe, 10 cm of snow fell, breaking the previous mark of 4.0 cm in 198...
Oct 17, 2020
Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term
WASHINGTON - Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice-President Mike Pence and ...
Oct 17, 2020
Early figures for new aid and EI provide glimpse of how post-CERB supports to be used
OTTAWA - The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new figures show, as a key COVID-19 benefit wound down.A breakdown of applications for the simplifi...
Oct 17, 2020
Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000 killed, in what has been the Mideast region's worst outbreak. The announcement by Hea...
Oct 17, 2020
Early figures for new aid and EI provide glimpse of how post-CERB supports to be used
OTTAWA - The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new figures show, as a key COVID-19 benefit wound down.A breakdown of applications for the simplifi...
Oct 17, 2020
Smith off Smith, Seager 2 HRs as Dodgers beat Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off the Atlanta reliever with the same name, Corey Seager homered twice and Los Angeles avoided elimination with a 7-3 win...
Oct 16, 2020