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Don't let 'political correctness' erase Canadian history, Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadian history should be honoured and celebrated - warts and all. "I believe Canada's history should always be celebrated," Scheer said Monday mo...
Oct 09, 2019
2 killed in shooting in eastern Germany, 1 person arrested
BERLIN - Two people were killed Wednesday in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle and the suspected assailants fled, police said. Several shots were fired and the suspected assailants then f...
Oct 09, 2019
3 win Nobel Prize for showing how cells sense low oxygen
NEW YORK - Two Americans and a British scientist won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering details of how the body's cells sense and react to low oxygen levels, providing a foothold for developing n...
Oct 09, 2019
Two major parties committed to creating wrongful conviction tribunal: Innocence Canada
TORONTO - An advocacy group pushing for justice system reforms to help the wrongly convicted will be making an announcement today in Toronto. Innocence Canada says two of the country's major federal p...
Oct 09, 2019
Scheer takes Conservative campaign close to notorious Quebec border crossing
OTTAWA - The Conservatives aren't saying whether they're talking about immigration and the border on the federal campaign trail today, but leader Andrew Scheer is gathering reporters for a field trip ...
Oct 09, 2019
Syria's Kurds stand to lose all gains from US pullout
BEIRUT - Syria's Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the fight against the Islamic State group as American troops began pulling back on Monday from posit...
Oct 09, 2019
IS militants hit US-backed Kurdish fighters in north Syria
BEIRUT - A U.S.-backed force and two Syrian activist groups say Islamic State militants have carried out an attack in the city of Raqqa in northern Syria. The early Wednesday attack targeted a post of...
Oct 09, 2019
US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria
WASHINGTON - The White House said Sunday that U.S. forces in northeast Syria will move aside and clear the way for an expected Turkish assault, essentially abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought along...
Oct 08, 2019
7 2-out runs in 6th lift LA past Nats 10-4 for 2-1 NLDS lead
WASHINGTON - David Freese wasn't in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series. Neither was Kik Hernndez or Chris Taylor. All are right-handed batters, and all knew ...
Oct 08, 2019
Doughty scores OT winner for Los Angeles Kings in 4-3 win over Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Drew Doughty scored the overtime winner for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Kings collected their first win of the season after falling 6-5 in thei...
Oct 08, 2019