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Jordan's king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions that are reported...
Oct 04, 2021

Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 12 as storm churns in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen rose to 12 on Monday while other fishermen from Iran remained missing as the storm moved further inland into Oman and weakened. A...
Oct 04, 2021

Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for tem...
Oct 04, 2021

Afghan women ministers warned Canada of Taliban atrocities in June: senator
OTTAWA - Afghan women ministers made pleas to Canadian politicians for help - and shared warnings about atrocities and the erosion of women's rights - two months before the Taliban took control of Kab...
Oct 04, 2021

Coroner's inquest begins into RCMP shooting death of man in Nunavut
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - A coroner's inquest into the death of a 21-year-old man begins today in a remote hamlet in Nunavut, five years after he was shot and killed by RCMP. Charles Qirngnirq was shot in...
Oct 04, 2021

Horvat, Pearson put up two-point nights as Vancouver Canucks edge Winnipeg Jets 3-2
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson each had a goal and an assist Sunday as the Canucks topped the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Vancouver. Nic Petan also scored for the Canucks, who are now 2-2-0 in pre-...
Oct 03, 2021

Veteran jockey Husbands guides 24/1 longshot British Royalty to record Breeders' win
TORONTO - It was a Breeders' Stakes to remember for jockey Patrick Husbands and unheralded British Royalty. Husbands rode the 24/1 longshot to an emphatic four-length victory in the $400,000 turf race...
Oct 03, 2021

2 Koreas restore hotline despite North's missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North and South Korea restored a stalled communication hotline after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday, as the North pushes hard to win outside...
Oct 03, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays' dramatic push for the playoffs falls short
TORONTO - In a matter of minutes, the final day of the Blue Jays' dramatic 91-win season went from cloud nine to crashing down to earth. The Blue Jays returned to their clubhouse in a jubilant mood af...
Oct 03, 2021

Trudeau apologized to chief of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc after Tofino trip: PMO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he has apologized to the chief of a British Columbia First Nation which invited him to visit on Canada's first National Truth and Reconciliation Da...
Oct 03, 2021