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6 rescued from German hot air balloon that hit power lines
BERLIN - Authorities say they successfully rescued six people from a hot air balloon that collided with a power line tower in western Germany and became snared 70 metres (230 feet) above the ground. C...
Oct 01, 2018
Somber tributes, dimmed lights on Vegas shooting anniversary
LAS VEGAS - The marquees on the glimmering Las Vegas Strip dimmed their lights for three minutes Monday night as officials slowly read the 58 names of the people killed one year earlier in the country...
Oct 01, 2018
New Okinawa chief embodies complexity of Japan's US bases
TOKYO - The celebratory crowds in Okinawa chanted the unusual first name of the southern Japanese island’s newly elected governor, shouting, “Denny! Denny! Denny!” The scene highligh...
Oct 01, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 1
Six stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 1 --- CANADA INKS 11TH HOUR TRADE DEAL WITH U.S., MEXICO A new era in North American free trade dawned in the dead of night Sunday as negotiators put the finis...
Oct 01, 2018
Germany arrests 7 suspected far-right extremists in Chemnitz
BERLIN - German police have arrested seven men on suspicion of forming a “far-right terrorist organization” in the eastern city of Chemnitz and planning to carry out attacks against foreig...
Oct 01, 2018
German court approves extradition of Iranian diplomat
BERLIN - A German court said Monday it has approved the extradition of an Iranian diplomat wanted in Belgium on suspicion he was part of a failed plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally near Paris. V...
Oct 01, 2018
'It's a whirlwind:' Paralyzed Humboldt player getting used to the new normal
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Erika Burns knew something was wrong the day that a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos collided with a semi-trailer in rural Saskatchewan. The 20-year-old had been dating Ryan Straschn...
Oct 01, 2018
Coalition party forms majority government, ends province's two-party rule
MONTREAL - Quebecers charted a new course for their province Monday by giving the seven-year-old Coalition Avenir Quebec a majority mandate in an election result that could create waves beyond its bor...
Oct 01, 2018
Iran fires ballistic missiles at Syria militants over attack
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched six ballistic missiles as well as drone bombers early Monday toward eastern Syria, targeting militants it blamed for an attack on a military pa...
Sep 30, 2018
Saturday's Games
Sunday’s Games (All times Eastern) CFL Saskatchewan 34, Montreal 29 — NHL Pre-season Nashville 5, Carolina 4, OT Washington 5, St. Louis 2 Colorado 6, Dallas 5 Vegas 5, San Jose 2 — ...
Sep 30, 2018