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Texas high court denies GOP effort to reject Houston votes
DALLAS - The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a Republican-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area. The state's all-Republican high court r...
Nov 01, 2020
Nanaimo's 'Shady Mile' pumpkin display lights up Jingle Pot area
NANAIMO - It might look a little different than in years past, but the annual Shady Mile pumpkin display still draws a crowd.Coleen Budd, who has lived in the area since 2004, said the tradition has c...
Nov 01, 2020
'It means a lot': Planning underway for permanent Humboldt Broncos crash memorial
TISDALE, Sask. - The makeshift memorial of hockey sticks, jerseys, flowers and crosses is weathered and worn by time. The only thing vivid are the memories and the pain. It was April 2018 when the dri...
Nov 01, 2020
Poppy campaign underway, Nanaimo Legion official expects reduced donations
NANAIMO - While a key fund-raiser for Canadians who fought for our freedom is likely in for a COVID-19 gut punch, a local legion official hopes people will answer their rallying cry.Lew Forth, preside...
Nov 01, 2020
'It means a lot': Planning underway for permanent Humboldt Broncos crash memorial
TISDALE, Sask. - The makeshift memorial of hockey sticks, jerseys, flowers and crosses is weathered and worn by time. The only thing vivid are the memories and the pain. It was April 2018 when the dri...
Nov 01, 2020
Flippers, ribs and intestines: Annual walrus hunt in Iqaluit a chance for fresh meat
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A man slides a walrus flipper the size of his arm into a black garbage bag and ties it up with a grin. A woman carefully handles a set of ribs, tucks them into a grocery bag a...
Nov 01, 2020
Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India - Indian government forces killed a top rebel commander in Kashmir during a gunbattle Sunday in the disputed region's main city, police said, calling it a major success against the reb...
Nov 01, 2020
Tanzania's Magufuli accepts official results of reelection
DODOMA, Tanzania - Tanzania's populist President John Magufuli has accepted the official certification of his victory in the East African country's election last week. Magufuli, 61, was declared the w...
Nov 01, 2020
Networks line up election law experts for vote coverage
NEW YORK - Television networks are adding experts in election law to their election night coverage teams so they're prepared to explain legal challenges or irregularities that may come up during the v...
Nov 01, 2020
Fighting over separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region continues
YEREVAN, Armenia - Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered sixth week on Sunday, with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks. Nagorno-Karabakh of...
Nov 01, 2020