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Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus
SALT LAKE CITY - Virus cases are surging across Europe and many U.S. states, but responses by leaders are miles apart, with officials in Ireland, France and elsewhere imposing curfews and restricting ...
Oct 20, 2020
From 'role models' to sex workers: Kenya's child labour rises
NAIROBI, Kenya - The teenage girls cannot remember how many men they have had to sleep with in the seven months since COVID-19 closed their schools, or how many of those men used protection. Painfully...
Oct 20, 2020
UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
LONDON - Danica Marcos wants to be infected with COVID-19. While other people are wearing masks and staying home to avoid the disease, the 22-year-old Londoner has volunteered to contract the new coro...
Oct 20, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting continues despite truce efforts
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia and Azerbaijan reported more fighting on Tuesday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where clashes have continued for over three weeks despite two attempts at...
Oct 20, 2020
Vancouver Canucks' Adam Gaudette has lots to prove with new one-year contract
Vancouver Canucks centre Adam Gaudette knows there's a certain amount of risk with his new one-year contract, but says the wager is nothing new. "I think a guy like me, every year's kind of a be...
Oct 20, 2020
Mitch Marner on Maple Leafs' off-season additions: 'They believe in what we can do'
TORONTO - Mitch Marner texted Jake Muzzin the moment he heard rumblings Joe Thornton might be interested in signing with the Maple Leafs. Muzzin, who played against Thornton in the Western Conference ...
Oct 20, 2020
Troops ordered to keep guard up to protect military from COVID-19 resurgence
OTTAWA - Top defence officials have ordered Canadian troops to keep up their guard against COVID-19 while painting a gloomy picture of how the pandemic could affect the military and country. The order...
Oct 20, 2020
Second suspect facing charge related to homicide near Onion Lake First Nation
Onion Lake RCMP have charged a second man in relation to the homicide of Braden Richard Bull.On Monday, 26-year-old Branden Dillon of Onion Lake was arrested in Prince Albert and charged with second-d...
Oct 20, 2020
Deal reached between Drifters and Kikinahk to house homeless starting next month
A deal has been reached between La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre and Drifters Motel to house those who are homeless overnight during the winter. "This week I will be putting an ad out for staff,"...
Oct 20, 2020
Meili touts promise to restore STC at Prince Albert campaign stop
New Democrat leader Ryan Meili returned to Prince Albert Tuesday during a campaign stop that marked his fifth time in the city in the last month. He told reporters Prince Albert and area are "crucial"...
Oct 20, 2020