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Mustangs handed first loss of season by Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs are no longer perfect in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) regular season.After starting 2-0-0-0, the Mustangs dropped to 2-1-0-0 on Friday, Nov. 13 as they dropped a 2...
Nov 14, 2020
Stroll takes pole position in chaotic Turkish GP qualifying
ISTANBUL - Lance Stroll took the first pole position of his Formula One career at a rain-soaked and chaotic qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday. The Canadian driver placed .3 sec...
Nov 14, 2020
Lebanon begins two-week lockdown to limit spread of virus
BEIRUT - Lebanese police on Saturday patrolled the streets of the capital Beirut, ordering shops to close as the country began a two-week lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has kille...
Nov 14, 2020
Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden
WASHINGTON - Winston Churchill was not known for leaving his thoughts unspoken. One of them was this: "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms...
Nov 14, 2020
Thai protesters rally again, promoting a diversity of causes
BANGKOK - Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand rallied again on Saturday, promoting a diversity of causes and taking an opportunity to display their rejection of the country's power structure directly...
Nov 14, 2020
Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the depa...
Nov 14, 2020
Gucci, Gus Van Sant challenge fashion cycle with film collab
MILAN - Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele has been looking to transcend the runway show, and the coronavirus pandemic has provided an apt moment. Michele teamed up with American film director...
Nov 14, 2020
With other western provinces pausing sports, will Saskatchewan follow?
As of Friday, Saskatchewan is now the only Western Canadian province that does not have a ban or a pause on indoor sports activities.Alberta's two-week pause on indoor group sports in major centres we...
Nov 14, 2020
Lebanese general was in Syria over missing American reporter
BEIRUT - A top Lebanese security official said Saturday that he visited Syria for two days to speak with officials there about American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing in the war-torn cou...
Nov 14, 2020
Pakistan says it has evidence of India sponsoring attacks
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday said India was sponsoring "terrorism" aimed at destabilizing the country and targeting its economic partnership with China, accusations that top Pakistani officials de...
Nov 14, 2020