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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
SaskMusic Opens 2020 Saskatchewan Music Award Nominations
SaskMusic is excited to announce the opening of the nomination submission period for the 2020 Saskatchewan Music Awards. The third annual awards will honour excellence in the Saskatchewan music indust...
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
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
US homes sales rise 2.4% in August
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread shutdown brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The N...
Sep 22, 2020
Ottawa affirms Mi'kmaq treaty rights in Nova Scotia lobster dispute
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - The federal government is affirming the Mi'kmaq First Nation's treaty rights in an ongoing dispute with non-Indigenous fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia. Fisheries Minis...
Sep 22, 2020
Virus scales down December Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony
COPENHAGEN - The award ceremony for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, traditionally held at the Oslo city hall on Dec. 10, will instead be held in scaled-down form at the city's university because of the co...
Sep 22, 2020
