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36 new COVID-19 cases, 11 in hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 36 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Saturday-with 10 in Saskatoon, six in the Far North East region, six in North Central, four in Regina and three ...
Oct 17, 2020
Man escapes from Besnard Lake Correctional Facility
On Friday afternoon, a 29-year-old man escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Facility. Pinehouse Lake RCMP said in a statement that Travis Tyler Smith was suspected to have left the facility at 2...
Oct 17, 2020
Fire destroys lobster pound in Nova Scotia, police say man in hospital with injuries
A First Nations leader called on Ottawa to send the military into fishing communities in southwestern Nova Scotia after a suspicious fire at a lobster pound early Saturday capped a week of rising tens...
Oct 17, 2020
Ottawa Senators sign goaltender Joey Daccord to three-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Joey Daccord to a three-year contract. The first two season of the contract are two-way and carry an annual value of US$700,000 in the NHL and...
Oct 17, 2020
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
Suspect in teacher's beheading in France was Chechen teen
PARIS - A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee unknown to intelligence services who posted a grisly claim of responsibilit...
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