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Protesters in Colombia decry government pandemic response
BOGOTA - Protesters filled a historic square in Colombia's capital Wednesday to demonstrate against the government's handling of a wide range of issues including the economic fallout of the pandemic a...
Oct 21, 2020
Police: 43 bank hostages freed in ex-Soviet republic Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Police in the ex-Soviet nation of Georgia said 43 people were freed after an armed assailant took them hostage in a bank Wednesday, an announcement that came shortly after local med...
Oct 21, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects coronavirus vaccine from China
SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday rejected the announced purchase of 46 million doses of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus being developed by a Chinese company and ...
Oct 21, 2020
Mayoral candidates talk downtown fencing
Prince Albert mayoral candidates are weighing in on increased fencing in the city's downtown. The City of Prince Albert fenced off the Margo Fournier Centre in August citing loitering-related concerns...
Oct 21, 2020
Local economy, internet, and education highlight Carrot River Valley candidates forum
One week after Saskatchewan's party leaders participated in a televised debate, candidates in the Carrot River Valley constituency localized the provincial issues heading into the general election.In ...
Oct 21, 2020
Dodgers, Rays draw record-low TV World Series audience
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Los Angeles Dodgers' victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 drew a record-low audience of television viewers for a World Series game. Los Angeles' 8-3 win received a 5.1 rati...
Oct 21, 2020
'The most important challenge we have is at the individual level': COVID cases spike in NITHA communities
The decision to impose travel restrictions or place a community on lockdown is at the discretion of the community's leadership, according to the medical health officer for the Norther Inter-Tribal Hea...
Oct 21, 2020
Advisers suggest Alberta students not learn about residential schools before Grade 4
EDMONTON - A leaked draft of proposed Alberta curriculum changes suggests the legacy of residential schools is too upsetting to be taught to young children, but the chairman of the Truth and Reconcili...
Oct 21, 2020
UPDATED: Carrot River girl missing, could be hiding in properties
UPDATE: Carrot River RCMP confirmed late Wednesday that the missing girl had been found.They gave no further details.---Carrot River RCMP is searching for a missing 13-year-old girl.Samara "Sammy" Wat...
Oct 21, 2020
Liberal minority survives confidence vote in the Commons with NDP and Green backing
OTTAWA - The Liberal minority government survives another day after a majority of MPs voted against a Conservative motion to create a special anticorruption committee.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had...
Oct 21, 2020