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Dog trapped in 30-foot hole lured to safety with beef jerky
MORGANTON, N.C. - A group of mountain bikers on a North Carolina trail spotted a dog trapped 30 feet (9 metres) down in a sinkhole - and it took a salty snack and some straps to lift him to safety. Th...
Sep 22, 2020
Conservatives meet amid uncertainty about plans for return of Parliament
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say so far there's no agreement on how members of Parliament will return to work with only one day to go before tomorrow's speech from the throne. Parties have bee...
Sep 22, 2020
'Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-f...
Sep 22, 2020
Canada's Brad (Superman) Katona to fight for EMC bantamweight title in October
Canadian bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona, winner of Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter," has signed with Europe's Elite MMA Championship (EMC) and will fight for its 135-pound title next month. Th...
Sep 22, 2020
Hamilton's Forge FC draws El Salvador side in CONCACAF League play
MIAMI - CPL champion Forge FC has been drawn against El Salvador's CD Municipal Limeno in the preliminary round of the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League. The 22-team competition is a feeder tournament, ...
Sep 22, 2020
Ranked voting in Maine a go for presidential election
PORTLAND, Maine - Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Court, which concluded a GOP petition drive came up short. The...
Sep 22, 2020
EU postpones summit after Michel goes into quarantine
BRUSSELS - The European Union summit has been postponed for a week because EU Council President Charles Michel has gone into quarantine after a close collaborator was diagnosed with COVID-19. Spokesma...
Sep 22, 2020
COVID-19 limits possibilities for former prime minister John Turner's state funeral
OTTAWA - Planning for a state funeral for former prime minister John Turner is proceeding in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his family and the government determine how to honour his public li...
Sep 22, 2020
Armed robbery suspect at large
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating an armed robbery last night in Sahali. Staff Sergeant Mat Van Laer says just before 11:00 PM Monday night, they were called to a pizza restaurant at 875 West Columbia...
Sep 22, 2020
Complaint flushed: No charge in toilet election display
MASON, Mich. - A prosecutor in Michigan has flushed a complaint about a toilet that was promoted as a place to drop absentee ballots. The election clerk in Ingham County informed police about a toilet...
Sep 22, 2020
