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Transit shutdowns fail to deter Thai pro-democracy protests
BANGKOK - Pro-democracy activists in Thailand staged a fourth straight day of high-profile protests in the capital on Saturday, thwarting efforts by the authorities to stop them, including a shutdown ...
Oct 17, 2020
New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases Saturday. "Di...
Oct 17, 2020
New Zealand's Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an election landslide of historic proportions. With most votes counted, Ardern's liberal Labou...
Oct 17, 2020
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
Kaliel solid as Storm double up Wolverines
Veteran netminder and Grande Prairie native Lars Kaliel made 35 saves in the AJHL pre season debut, as the Grande Prairie Storm doubled up Whitecourt 4-2 at Revolution Place on Friday night.Fort St Jo...
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
Flu shots available across Alberta starting October 19
Flu shots will be available to all Albertans at no charge starting on October 19.With the COVID-19 pandemic hanging around, health officials across Canada are recommending that everyone gets their flu...
Oct 17, 2020