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Bob Rae brings tough talk to UN diplomacy, including Security Council
OTTAWA - Two months after Canada lost the election to the United Nations Security Council, the country's new ambassador was there anyway, speaking frankly about the Syrian civil war. He wasn't making ...
Oct 04, 2020
'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" went political with a parody of this week's presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black peopl...
Oct 04, 2020
New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election
VICTORIA, China - It's still a long way from election day in British Columbia, but one thing is certain after the Oct. 24 vote, there will be at least 15 new faces in the legislature. The number of pe...
Oct 04, 2020
Trump at military hospital; new cases among allies emerge
WASHINGTON - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. A...
Oct 03, 2020
Pozuelo scores the winner as Toronto FC rallies to defeat the Philadelphia Union 2-1
EAST HARTFORD - Forced to play away from home and family because of the pandemic, Toronto FC keeps on rolling. On Saturday, Toronto defeated its third straight Eastern Conference contender -- rallying...
Oct 03, 2020
Winning filly: Swiss Skydiver beats Authentic in Preakness
BALTIMORE - Those hanging around the heavily restricted stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course this week joked around that Authentic would stare down filly Swiss Skydiver whenever she walked past. "He got...
Oct 03, 2020
Henderson shoots 6-under 65 in third round at Shoprite LPGA Classic
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, United States - Brooke Henderson shot a 6-under 65 in the third round of the LPGA Shoprite Classic in Galloway, N.J. Saturday afternoon. Henderson is now in seventh place at 10...
Oct 03, 2020
Montreal shooting leaves two women dead; alleged killer wounded by police
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says two women are dead and one man injured after a shooting in Montreal. The Independent Investigations Bureau (BEI) says a man shot and killed two women Satu...
Oct 03, 2020
Power goes wire-to-wire for Indy win as Newgarden closes gap, Hinchcliffe 13th
INDIANAPOLIS - Will Power won the pole, then led every lap of Saturday's Harvest GP on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and held off hard-charging Colton Herta by 0.839 seconds. The Austral...
Oct 03, 2020
Chiefs-Patriots game off amid report Newton has COVID-19
The NFL postponed this week's game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after "positive COVID-19 tests on both teams." ESPN reported on Saturday that Patriots quarterback...
Oct 03, 2020