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Lowe homers twice, Rays hold off Dodgers 6-4 to even Series
ARLINGTON, Texas - Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay's bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied after two in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended post-season slump with two opposite...
Oct 21, 2020
RCMP officers to begin wearing body-worn cameras in Nunavut later this year
OTTAWA - The RCMP says Mounties serving in Iqaluit are to be equipped with body-worn cameras later this year as part of a pilot project that aims to help strengthen accountability and public trust of ...
Oct 21, 2020
Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely
MOSCOW - A trio of space travellers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscos...
Oct 21, 2020
Officer may face charges in killing of autistic Palestinian
JERUSALEM - Israeli prosecutors on Wednesday recommended charging a police officer with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City earlier this...
Oct 21, 2020
39 Chinese are Thailand's 1st foreign tourists in 7 months
BANGKOK - Thailand's tourist industry took a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered fortunes Tuesday by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai, the first such arrivals since reg...
Oct 21, 2020
Unknown group sends Democratic voters intimidating emails
BOSTON - Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the far-right group Proud Boys, that warne...
Oct 21, 2020
Thai protesters march in show of strength against government
BANGKOK - Student-led protesters in Thailand defiantly marched to the streets near the prime minister's office on Wednesday night, repeating their demand that he step down even as he urged them to let...
Oct 21, 2020
RCMP asking for public's help following reported robbery in Meadow Lake
Police are asking for the public's help following a report of a recent robbery in Meadow Lake.According to the RCMP release from Oct. 19, the alleged armed robbery took place on October 2.(submitted p...
Oct 21, 2020
Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid growing criticism
ROME - Pope Francis is back to his mask-less old ways a day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service. The about-face came despite surging coronavirus infections across ...
Oct 21, 2020
Armenian PM sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister said Wednesday that Azerbaijan's aggressive stance in the 25-day fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh leaves no room for diplomacy, and urged citizens to sign up ...
Oct 21, 2020