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Recount in the Toronto riding stopped, as Liberals are confirmed as victors
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says a ballot recount in the federal Toronto riding of Davenport has been halted, with the Liberals confirmed as winners. The New Democrats asked that votes be recounted afte...
Oct 15, 2021
Russia says it pushed US destroyer from area near its waters
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's Defense Ministry said a Russian warship on Friday prevented a U.S. Navy destroyer from what it described as an attempt to intrude into Russia's territorial waters in the Sea of ...
Oct 15, 2021
Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some ...
Oct 15, 2021
Meaghan Mikkelson's Olympic hockey hopes ride on recovering knee
CALGARY - Meaghan Mikkelson doesn't dwell on timelines and deadlines. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., says she accepts what her recovering left knee can give her each day. When Mikkelson heads...
Oct 15, 2021
N.B. government employees ordered to stop making Indigenous land acknowledgments
FREDERICTON - Government employees in New Brunswick have been ordered to stop making territorial or title acknowledgments in reference to First Nations lands. In a memo issued Thursday to all governme...
Oct 15, 2021
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 70, accor...
Oct 15, 2021
White House says U.S. land borders to reopen to vaccinated travellers Nov. 8
WASHINGTON - A White House official says the U.S. will announce today that it will reopen its land borders to vaccinated non-essential visitors on Nov. 8. The official, speaking on condition of anonym...
Oct 15, 2021
Reports: UK lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents
LONDON (AP) - Police have been called to an incident in eastern England amid reports a lawmaker has been stabbed during a meeting with constituents. Sky News said Conservative lawmaker David Amess was...
Oct 15, 2021
Norway town grapples with loss of residents, sense of safety
KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) - Residents of a Norwegian town with a proud legacy of producing coins, weapons and silver grappled Friday with the horrible knowledge that someone living in their community use...
Oct 15, 2021
Demolition pending for burned Nanaimo gas station after evidence of squatters, drug use
NANAIMO - A scorched and abandoned gas station is more than just an eyesore for area residents.The Husky Market and gas station on Terminal Ave., near Maffeo Sutton Park went up in flames in early Oct...
Oct 15, 2021