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Armenian diaspora in Canada says Ottawa must act to prevent a second genocide
MONTREAL - The ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is physically and emotionally distant to most Canadians, but for Montrealer Talar Chichmanian, the war is the second time since the 1990s...
Oct 11, 2020
Azerbaijan, Armenia report shelling of cities despite truce
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan on Sunday accused Armenia of attacking large cities overnight in violation of the cease-fire deal brokered by Russia that seeks to end the worst outbreak of hostilities i...
Oct 11, 2020
Armenian diaspora in Canada says Ottawa must act to prevent a second genocide
MONTREAL - The ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is physically and emotionally distant to most Canadians, but for Montrealer Talar Chichmanian, the war is the second time since the 1990s...
Oct 11, 2020
B.C.'s virtual COVID-19 election campaign lacks human touch: expert
VICTORIA - At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying c...
Oct 11, 2020
Canadians urged to keep COVID-era Thanksgiving gatherings small, virtual
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic washes over the country, Canadians from coast to coast are being asked to limit the size of their Thanksgiving gatherings or keep them entirely virtual. Wit...
Oct 11, 2020
India’s confirmed coronavirus cases cross 7 million
NEW DELHI - India's confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks. The Health Ministry reported another 74,383 infections in the past 24 hou...
Oct 10, 2020
Bus-train collision in central Thailand leaves 17 dead
BANGKOK - At least 17 people died early Sunday when a train collided with a bus in central Thailand, officials said. The tour bus was travelling with 65 passengers on board when it crossed the railway...
Oct 10, 2020
Several Stanley Cup winners breaking up championship core
While Braden Holtby saw his split with the Washington Capitals coming, Patric Hornqvist, Corey Crawford and Alex Pietrangelo weren't so lucky. Hornqvist was "blindsided" the Pittsburgh Penguins wanted...
Oct 10, 2020
Canadian middleweight K.B. Bhullar KO'd in first round in UFC debut on Fight Island
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - England's Tom Breese spoiled Canadian K.B. (The Bengal) Bhullar's UFC debut Saturday, handing the Edmonton middleweight his first pro loss on a televised Fight Night ...
Oct 10, 2020
SaskPower names employees who died on the job
SaskPower has named the two Weyburn employees who died in an accident Thursday.Scott Bill and Cole Crooks were working in a bucket on their truck. They fell and died because of an equipment failure.Sa...
Oct 10, 2020
