| | Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:49 AM | | Tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades, with China sending scores of fighter jets toward international airspace close to the island.
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| | Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:19 AM | | Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday there is nothing 'really new`` in the political rhetoric between Alberta and Ottawa around climate change this week.
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| | Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:01 AM | | The Edmonton Oilers suffered their first loss of the season, falling 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday night at Rogers Place.
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| | Toronto Sun Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:00 AM | | Steve Nease cartoon for Oct. 28, 2021.
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:39 AM | | KONYA, Turkey (AP) — For centuries, Lake Tuz in central Turkey has hosted huge colonies of flamingos that migrate and breed there when the weather is warm, feeding on algae in the lake's shallow waters. This summer, however, a heart-wrenching scene replaced the usual splendid sunset images of the birds captured by wildlife photographer Fahri […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:35 AM | | WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to show the world that democracies can work to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As he prepares to push that message at a pair of global summits, his case could hinge on what's happening in Washington, where he is rushing to finalize a major domestic legislative […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:23 AM | | JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians are looking ahead warily toward the holiday travel season, anxious for crucial tourist spending but worried an influx of visitors could spread the coronavirus just as its pandemic situation seems to be subsiding. After seeing infection and death rates soar in July and August, officials said this week they are […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:03 AM | | CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia advised its nationals traveling overseas on Thursday to "exercise a high degree of caution" as it prepares to open its borders for the first time in 19 months. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reinstated its travel advice for 177 countries and territories ahead of fully vaccinated Australians becoming […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:58 AM | | ATLANTA (AP) — As the World Series shifts to Atlanta, some TV viewers may be offended to see Braves fans still chopping and chanting in force. After teams in the NFL and Major League Baseball have dropped names considered racist and offensive to Native Americans the last two years, the Braves chop on — with […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:41 AM | | Asian shares fell Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as banks and health care companies pulled the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average back from their latest record highs. Shares fell in most major regional markets and oil prices also declined. In Seoul, the Kospi edged 0.2% higher, to 3,030.56, after Samsung […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:11 AM | | NEW YORK (AP) — Is it OK to go trick-or-treating during the pandemic? It depends on the situation and your comfort level, but there are ways to minimize the risk of infection this Halloween. Whether you feel comfortable with your children trick-or-treating could depend on factors including how high the COVID-19 transmission rate is in […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:06 AM | | TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's defense minister said Thursday that Taiwan must be prepared to defend itself and could not entirely depend on other countries to help if China were to launch an attack against the island, even as Taiwan's president said she had faith the U.S. would defend it. "The country must rely on […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:05 AM | | BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — When India Walton beat Buffalo's four-term mayor in a Democratic primary last June, New York's second largest city looked like it was about to get a leader like no other in its history. She'd be its first female mayor and the first to identify as a democratic socialist. After becoming a […]
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| | The Province Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:05 AM | | Vancouver leaps into fifth place with two games remaining in the regular season, handling the external pressure to post a crucial home victory
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| | Calgary Sun Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:15 AM | | The Houston Astros have tied up the World Series. Wednesday night's 7-2 victory evens up Major League Baseball's championship finale at one game apiece with the Atlanta Braves. That cuts the best-of-seven series to a best-of-five games now heading east to Atlanta. Game 3 goes Friday (6:09 p.m., FOX/Sportsnet). A four-run second inning vaulted the […]
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| | Calgary Sun Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:02 AM | | Not long ago, the Calgary Hitmen were ice cold. These days, they're running hot. Even though they were burned by a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Winnipeg ICE on Wednesday night at the Saddledome, the Hitmen have found the form fans are hoping for to score a successful Western Hockey League season. That's […]
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