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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
In Peru's Cuzco, pandemic devastates tourism and economy
CUZCO, Peru - Efran Valles guided world leaders, pop stars and a princess on exclusive tours through the land of the Incas. He now makes ice cream to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic. Valles, onc...
Oct 31, 2020
Soldier dies during training exercise on Alberta military base: defence department
A Canadian soldier died Saturday after being shot during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta. The soldier suffered a gunshot wound late Friday night while taking part in live fire ...
Oct 31, 2020
Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett dies after fall at 49
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Leanza Cornett, who was Miss America in 1993 and later a TV host, has died from injuries suffered in a fall at her Florida home. She was 49. The Miss America pageant announced the...
Oct 31, 2020
Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool win as normality returns to EPL
On a day uncertainty reigned in England as the nation prepared to go back into lockdown, the Premier League returned to something resembling normality. Three of the teams expected to contend for the t...
Oct 31, 2020
Orthodox priest shot at church in France; attacker at large
LYON, France - A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, police said...
Oct 31, 2020
Late comeback sparks Storm to OT win over MOB
Grande Prairie Storm erased a 4-2 deficit with two goals in the final three minutes of the third period, then got the winner from Ethan Strang at the 1:29 mark of overtime to pick up a 5-4 win over th...
Oct 31, 2020
'He was so sick,' says daughter of Saskatoon man who committed suicide in hospital
REGINA - Allan Landrie died alone on the floor of a locked hospital washroom that nobody opened for more than three days. The ailing 72-year-old, who had an unexplained illness on top of other m...
Oct 31, 2020
Canadian Malik Johnson looks to help Tampa Bay Rowdies win USL Championship final
Malik Johnson bet on himself when he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies after five seasons in the Toronto FC system. He left family and friends back in Canada, coming to Florida by himself. "It was a b...
Oct 31, 2020
N.S. Mi'kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps
HALIFAX - The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs is alleging the federal Department responsible for fisheries is planning to seize gear and traps from moderate livelihood lobster fisheries in the ...
Oct 31, 2020