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Island Health confirms fourth consecutive day without COVID-19 case
NANAIMO - For the fourth straight day, Island Health has gone without an increase to its COVID-19 case count.The health authority remains at 250 total cases throughout the pandemic with eight currentl...
Oct 27, 2020
New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions
MILAN - Protesters set trash bins afire and police responded with hydrant sprays in downtown Rome Tuesday night, part of a day of public outpouring of anger against virus-fighting measures like evenin...
Oct 27, 2020
NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case
NEW YORK - Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex sl...
Oct 27, 2020
Justice Thomas' wife boosts unsupported claims against Biden
WASHINGTON - The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is using her Facebook page to amplify unsubstantiated claims of corruption by Joe Biden. Ginni Thomas, a longtime conservative activist, ...
Oct 27, 2020
Poland's leader wants churches defended, condemns protests
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's powerful ruling party leader urged his supporters Tuesday to defend the predominantly Catholic nation's churches, potentially setting the stage for clashes with demonstrators...
Oct 27, 2020
Former Riders kicker Brett Lauther patiently awaiting opportunity to kick in the NFL
The 2020 football season continues to be an exercise in patience for Brett Lauther. For months, the 29-year-old native of Truro, N.S., prepared for an uncertain CFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Oct 27, 2020
Melania Trump slams Biden, Dems in first solo campaign stop
ATGLEN, Pa. - Melania Trump lined up squarely with her husband Tuesday on her first solo trip of the 2020 campaign, slamming Joe Biden, Democrats and the media as she pushed the president's reeelectio...
Oct 27, 2020
Transport Canada's dangerous-goods registry has outdated, missing data: audit
OTTAWA - Transport Canada isn't always following up when it finds safety violations in the movement of dangerous goods and still doesn't have the full picture of the companies and locations it is supp...
Oct 27, 2020
Governor bans indoor dining in Chicago amid virus surge
CHICAGO - Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place. The rules taking effect ...
Oct 27, 2020
Top public servant offers to explain redactions to WE Charity documents
OTTAWA - The country's top public servant is offering to testify about controversial redactions to some 5,000 pages of documents the government released on the WE Charity affair. Ian Shugart, clerk of...
Oct 27, 2020