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NHL postpones Winter Classic, all-star weekend until 2022 due to COVID-19
NEW YORK - The NHL has announced that its Winter Classic and all-star weekend will not be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Winter Classic featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues...
Oct 22, 2020
East to West: Skip Mary-Anne Arsenault curling in B.C. after long run in Nova Scotia
When Mary-Anne Arsenault was planning a cross-country move from Nova Scotia to British Columbia last winter, she wasn't sure whether curling would be in her future. That feeling of uncertainty "...
Oct 22, 2020
Forecasters: Hurricane Epsilon should sideswipe Bermuda
MIAMI - Hurricane Epsilon's maximum sustained winds dropped slightly as it moved northwest over the Atlantic Ocean on a path that should sideswipe Bermuda on Thursday. Epsilon's maximum sustained wind...
Oct 22, 2020
Epstein ex Maxwell denied getting Prince Andrew sex partners
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince's accuse...
Oct 22, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of escalation
YEREVAN, Armenia - Heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh continued Thursday with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading blame for new attacks, hostilities that raised the threat of Turkey and Russia being draw...
Oct 22, 2020
Cartel battles stun once-peaceful state in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY - The two most powerful drug cartels in the hemisphere are battling over the industrial and farming hub of central Mexico - a state that has attracted gangs for the same reason it has lure...
Oct 22, 2020
A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...
Oct 22, 2020
French PM says 2nd virus wave is here, vastly extends curfew
PARIS - French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, saying "the second wave is here...
Oct 22, 2020
Nigerian president leaves protest shootings out of speech
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful protesters...
Oct 22, 2020
Serb police block right-wing disruption of event with Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian riot police on Thursday prevented dozens of right-wing extremists from disrupting a youth cultural event with Kosovo after similar groups in previous weeks broke into two ex...
Oct 22, 2020