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Charges laid after stabbing on Tuesday night
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A 20-year-old female is in custody after a stabbing late on Tuesday night.Medicine Hat police say the incident occurred at a residence on Carswell Road at about 11:50 p.m. on Sept. ...
Sep 30, 2020

Blanchet, O'Toole return to Parliament, urge Canadians to guard against COVID-19
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says he is lucky to have caught a mild case of COVID-19, but that many Canadians aren't so lucky, which is why everyone needs to keep their guard up...
Sep 30, 2020

Driver seriously injured in rollover crash near Suffield
CYPRESS COUNTY - The driver of a tractor-trailer suffered serious injuries when the unit rolled over west of Suffield on the Trans-Canada Highway in the noon hour yesterday. RCMP say a tire burst on t...
Sep 30, 2020

Study: 1st Berlin fest chief had significant Nazi-era role
BERLIN - A study has concluded that the founding director of the Berlin International Film Festival made a "not insignificant" contribution to the German film system under Nazi rule and later covered ...
Sep 30, 2020

More Americans sign contracts to buy homes in August
SILVER SPRING, Md. - More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in August, suggesting the hot U.S. housing market will continue to churn well into fall. The National Association of Realtors said Wed...
Sep 30, 2020

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard books spot in third round at French Open
PARIS - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is heading to the third round of the French Open. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., beat Australia's Daria Gavrilova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. It will mark Bouchard's...
Sep 30, 2020

US says it will block palm oil from large Malaysian producer
An official from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday the agency will detain shipments of palm oil and its products from FGV Holdings Berhad in Malaysia after a wide range of labour abuse...
Sep 30, 2020

Kenzo gets the buzz at bee-themed Paris Fashion Week show
PARIS - A hybrid Paris Fashion Week continued Wednesday featuring a stand out live runway show from socially-distanced Kenzo, but no sign of any A-list celebrities. Here are some highlights: KENZO GET...
Sep 30, 2020

Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles
PARIS - Saying she is "struggling to walk," Serena Williams ended her latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam title and withdrew from the French Open before her second-round match Wednesday because of an inj...
Sep 30, 2020

Economy plunges 31.4% in spring but big rebound expected
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised to swing to a record increase in the quarter that just ended. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the gro...
Sep 30, 2020