Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
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2nd group of judges blocks Trump order on House seats count
For the second time in two months, a panel of federal judges on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's effort to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from being counted during the process of divvyi...
Oct 22, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of escalation
YEREVAN, Armenia - Heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh continued Thursday with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading blame for new attacks, hostilities that raised the threat of Turkey and Russia being draw...
Oct 22, 2020
Nigerian president leaves protest shootings out of speech
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful prote...
Oct 22, 2020
French PM says 2nd virus wave is here, vastly extends curfew
PARIS - French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, saying "the second wave is here...
Oct 22, 2020
Stars to honour students at GLSEN's reimagined 30th awards
LOS ANGELES - The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network will honour six students through celebrity-directed stories at its 30th annual reimagined ceremony. GLSEN announced Thursday that the cere...
Oct 22, 2020
Serb police block right-wing disruption of event with Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian riot police on Thursday prevented dozens of right-wing extremists from disrupting a youth cultural event with Kosovo after similar groups in previous weeks broke into two ex...
Oct 22, 2020
Jewish museum to honour magicians Houdini, David Copperfield
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia-based National Museum of American Jewish History will honour two men who entertained the world with their magic. The museum announced on Thursday it will induct illusio...
Oct 22, 2020
Mexico broadcaster: Pope's civil union quote not broadcast
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican television broadcaster confirmed Thursday that Pope Francis' bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions were made during a May 2019 interview that was never broadcast i...
Oct 22, 2020
Goldman Sachs subsidiary pleads to US charges in 1MDB probe
WASHINGTON - A subsidiary of Goldman Sachs pleaded guilty on Thursday and agreed to pay more than $2.9 billion in a foreign corruption probe tied to the Malaysian 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, which was...
Oct 22, 2020
Putin: Russia-China military alliance can't be ruled out
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there is no need for a Russia-China military alliance now, but noted it could be forged in the future. Putin's statement signalled deepening tie...
Oct 22, 2020
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