US takes blood sample from health care worker being monitored on ship for Ebola
A cruise ship carrying a Dallas health care worker who is being monitored for signs of Ebola returned to port in Texas early Sunday. Continue reading
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Bear bites boy’s arm off in Chinese zoo
A bear in central China has bitten off the arm of a 9-year-old boy who tried to feed it through its cage, state media and a doctor said Sunday. Continue reading
Erdogan: Turkey would not agree to arms transfers to Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country would not agree to any U.S. arms transfers to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic militants in Syria. Continue reading
Bermuda clears trees, power lines downed by Hurricane Gonzalo
Crews cleared away downed trees and power lines after Hurricane Gonzalo battered Bermuda for several hours but caused no deaths or serious injuries. Continue reading
Hack the border: Business asks government to enlist whiz kids to end delays
Frustrated by costly delays at the Canada-U.S. border, the business community is urging governments to seek solutions from private-sector whiz kids. Continue reading
WATCH: Man rescued from house going up in flames
A woman cries out for someone to save her father from his burning home and her plea gets answered in a dramatic rescue caught on video. Continue reading
Tugboat Barbara Foss reaches Russian container ship
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel is continuing to tow a disabled Russian cargo ship away from the rocky shores of British Columbia’s northern coast. Continue reading
Ukraine says Russia has agreed to supply gas
The Ukrainian president says his country has reached an agreement with Russia on supplies of natural gas for the winter. Continue reading
Southeasten Newfoundland gets glancing blow from hurricane Gonzalo
It’s wet and windy, but southeastern Newfoundland is getting only a glancing blow from hurricane Gonzalo as the eye of the storm passes south of Cape Race. Continue reading
16×9: How should schools accommodate kids with severe food allergies?
Over the past two decades, the number of kids with allergies has tripled, and nobody knows why. Continue reading
American tug towing disabled Russian cargo ship to Prince Rupert, B.C.
The stricken Russian container ship Simushar is under tow again off the north coast of British Columbia. Continue reading
2 Koreas exchange gunfire along border; no reports of casualties
Border guards of the rival Koreas exchanged gunfire Sunday along their heavily fortified border in the second such shootout in less than 10 days, South Korean officials said. Continue reading
Aspiring Canadian model, pilot arrested in drug bust in Orange County
An aspiring model and a private pilot, both from Canada, have been arrested on federal drug charges in Southern California. Continue reading
Police: Human remains found; could be those of missing female US student
Searchers found human remains that could be those of a British-born University of Virginia student who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said. Continue reading
Harper warns Canadians about spread of Ebola at polio award ceremony
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning Canadians not to be complacent about Ebola virus, suggesting it would be all too easy for it to come to Canada. Continue reading
First U.S. Ebola victim remembered as big-hearted, compassionate
Thomas Eric Duncan was remembered Saturday as a big-hearted and compassionate man whose virtues may have led to his infection with Ebola. Continue reading