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Jordan's king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions that are reported...
Oct 4, 2021
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 12 as storm churns in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen rose to 12 on Monday while other fishermen from Iran remained missing as the storm moved further inland into Oman and weakened. A...
Oct 4, 2021
Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for tem...
Oct 4, 2021
Defence minister says Operation LASER nurses will help Alberta battle COVID
EDMONTON - A military contingent is expected to be in position today to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses who will help Alberta fight COVID-19. Public Safety Canada says the Canadian R...
Oct 4, 2021
Afghan women ministers warned Canada of Taliban atrocities in June: senator
OTTAWA - Afghan women ministers made pleas to Canadian politicians for help - and shared warnings about atrocities and the erosion of women's rights - two months before the Taliban took control of Kab...
Oct 4, 2021
'Doing what I want': Injured Humboldt Bronco achieving independence in his recovery
CALGARY - Three years after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash claimed the lives of 11 of his teammates, Ryan Straschnitzki is well on his way to reaching a major goal - the ability to live an independent...
Oct 4, 2021
Coroner's inquest begins into RCMP shooting death of man in Nunavut
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - A coroner's inquest into the death of a 21-year-old man begins today in a remote hamlet in Nunavut, five years after he was shot and killed by RCMP. Charles Qirngnirq was shot in...
Oct 4, 2021
Horvat, Pearson put up two-point nights as Vancouver Canucks edge Winnipeg Jets 3-2
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson each had a goal and an assist Sunday as the Canucks topped the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Vancouver. Nic Petan also scored for the Canucks, who are now 2-2-0 in pre-...
Oct 3, 2021
Veteran jockey Husbands guides 24/1 longshot British Royalty to record Breeders' win
TORONTO - It was a Breeders' Stakes to remember for jockey Patrick Husbands and unheralded British Royalty. Husbands rode the 24/1 longshot to an emphatic four-length victory in the $400,000 turf race...
Oct 3, 2021
2 Koreas restore hotline despite North's missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North and South Korea restored a stalled communication hotline after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday, as the North pushes hard to win outside...
Oct 3, 2021
