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Brosseau homer off Chapman lifts Rays over Yanks, into ALCS
SAN DIEGO - Mike Brosseau homered off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Friday night to reach the AL Championship Series for the fi...
Oct 09, 2020
Lawyer Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, 43, elected new leader of Parti Quebecois
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 43-year-old lawyer without a seat in Quebec's legislature, defeated the establishment candidate on the third round of voting Friday to become the new leader of t...
Oct 09, 2020
California fire investigators seize utility equipment
SAN FRANCISCO - Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the ...
Oct 09, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh
MOSCOW - Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karbakh starting at noon Saturday. The top diplomats from the two countries said in a statement that the truce is intend...
Oct 09, 2020
Saskatchewan Party lays out full election platform
The Saskatchewan Party has released its platform for the Oct. 26 provincial election."We have a plan for a strong recovery," party leader Scott Moe said in a media release Friday. "We have a plan to m...
Oct 09, 2020
Big spending and promise of $15-an-hour minimum wage in Saskatchewan NDP platform
Saskatchewan's NDP released its full platform at an event in Saskatoon's River Landing area, just before the Thanksgiving weekend.Claiming the Saskatchewan Party is "stuck in neutral, acting like noth...
Oct 09, 2020
Weyburn police give update on deaths of two SaskPower employees
The Weyburn Police Service has provided more details on the deaths of two SaskPower employees Thursday in Weyburn.According to the police, the incident happened at about 3 p.m., at the intersection of...
Oct 09, 2020
Liberals set relaxed nomination rules in preparation for possible federal election
OTTAWA - The Liberal party is readying itself for a possible federal election with new rules for nominating candidates. Since the minority Liberal government could be defeated at any time - and the CO...
Oct 09, 2020
Report clearing N.S. police of wrongdoing in arrest of Black woman flawed: observer
HALIFAX - A consultant hired by Nova Scotia's police watchdog disagrees with the agency's decision to clear two officers of wrongdoing in the case of a Black woman injured during an arrest. Tony Smith...
Oct 09, 2020
Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP restrict access to detachment buildings due to COVID-19 cases in community
The le--la-Crosse RCMP are restricting entry to their detachment buildings due to the recent climb in positive COVID-19 tests in the area.According to a media release, this change will take into effec...
Oct 09, 2020