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2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile - Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote overwhelmingly in favour of having a constitutional convention draft a new charter to replace guiding princip...
Oct 26, 2020
French doctor warns his country has 'lost control' of virus
PARIS - A French doctor warned Monday that his country has "lost control of the epidemic," a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases as nations across Europe enact...
Oct 26, 2020
Strikers in Belarus press for authoritarian leader's ouster
KYIV, Ukraine - Factory workers, students and business owners in Belarus on Monday began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of conti...
Oct 26, 2020
Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation's capital. Over the weekend, the campaign pushed out fundraising emails in the preside...
Oct 26, 2020
High court won’t extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day. The justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower co...
Oct 26, 2020
Meet Neo, a black cat to adopt just in time for Halloween
NANAIMO - The time's never been better to adopt a black cat from the Nanaimo SPCA. Neo is sweet gentleman who loves his treats as much as the kids treat-r-treating. He's also one of the most food-orie...
Oct 26, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. brings in new restrictions as COVID cases rise
VICTORIA - British Columbia's medical health officer is implementing new COVID-19 restrictions as infections rise. Dr. Bonnie Henry says gatherings are now limited to those in an immediate house...
Oct 26, 2020
New order limiting household gatherings as B.C. posts over 800 new cases, none in Island Health
NANAIMO - B.C. public health is cracking down on a key source of recent COVID-19 cases in response to record-high case counts.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a new public health orde...
Oct 26, 2020
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame administrator Alan Southard passes away at 92
TORONTO - Longtime soccer administrator Alan Southard, the first president of the Canadian Minor Soccer Association, has died at the age of 92.He passed away on Oct. 20.Southard was both a member of t...
Oct 26, 2020
Two-time Scotties champ Heather Nedohin to coach Team Kerri Einarson this season
Big-game skipping experience. Two national women's titles. Two world women's bronze medals and a world junior gold. There's plenty to like about Heather Nedohin's curling resume. In bringing her...
Oct 26, 2020