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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
Confident Sask. Party P.A.Carlton candidate defends decision to put brakes on STC
NDP leader Ryan Meili has made no fewer than five stops in Prince Albert in the last month during the provincial election campaign, his most recent including a very pointed attack on Sask. Party P.A. ...
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
Warman family worried about SHA accountability after serious wildlife collision
Editor's note: WARNING - some of the images contained in this story are graphic. We have agreed to not use the family's last name.A Warman family isn't happy with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SH...
Oct 22, 2020
Leader close-up and personal: Ryan Meili
Ryan Meili has been leader of the Saskatchewan NDP for about 2 1/2 years and this fall he's hoping the voters in Saskatchewan will make him leader of the province as well.Meili has spent the last few ...
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
Watchel to call town hall meeting if campaign for mayor is successful
When Coun. Glen Watchel put his name forward to run for La Ronge mayor, he did so because he wanted residents to have a choice. "I didn't want an acclimation and there may be a candidate I don't want ...
Oct 22, 2020