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Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrest
MOSCOW - Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election. Jee...
Oct 15, 2020
The Forces' most famous tweeter and Genghis Khan exhibit: In The News for Oct. 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 15. What we are watching in Canada ... Tr...
Oct 15, 2020
Leaders scheduled for radio debate in British Columbia election campaign
VANCOUVER - All three parties in the B.C. election have now released their platforms outlining their promises if they get elected on Oct. 24. The Greens unveiled their platform on Wednesday, with Soni...
Oct 15, 2020
Sentencing continues for man who pleaded guilty to four murders in Penticton, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is scheduled to continue today for a man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton, B.C. John Brittain pleaded guilty Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Cou...
Oct 15, 2020
Rights group threatens lawsuit to force New Brunswick to make abortion accessible
FREDERICTON - A civil rights group is threatening New Brunswick's government with a lawsuit to force the province to repeal its abortion-related legislation and to make the procedure more widely avail...
Oct 15, 2020
Sentencing continues for man who pleaded guilty to four murders in Penticton, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is scheduled to continue today for a man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton, B.C. John Brittain pleaded guilty Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Cou...
Oct 15, 2020
'Ghost town' in the PATH as retailers in downtown indoor networks wait out COVID-19
TORONTO - Eli Shimonov's lunch spot reopened after the first COVID-19 shutdown in July, but without the usual hordes of office workers making their way through Toronto's underground pedestrian network...
Oct 15, 2020
All-Candidates Forum held at Theatre NorthWest
PRINCE GEORGE - The stage of Theatre Northwest was turned into the setting for the all-candidates forums Wednesday (October 14, 2020) night.The event was closed to the public as CKPG-TV will air the c...
Oct 14, 2020
A popular Ardern poised to win 2nd term in New Zealand vote
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - In the final days of campaigning before New Zealand holds an election on Saturday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being greeted like a rock star. Hundreds of students are c...
Oct 14, 2020
11-spot: Dodgers huge 1st in 15-3 win over Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Los Angeles Dodgers were already having a grand time before Max Muncy's big slam capped the highest-scoring inning in a major league playoff game. That new ballpark in his home ...
Oct 14, 2020