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UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain
LONDON - Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he was ready to "intensify" negotiations on the legal text of...
Oct 19, 2020
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
THESSALONIKI, Greece - Greece's government says it has finalized plans to build a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the Euro...
Oct 19, 2020
Top doctor says B.C. can control the trajectory of its second wave of COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting 499 cases of COVID-19 detected over three days between Friday and Monday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. is in the midst of a secon...
Oct 19, 2020
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
GAMPELA, Burkina Faso - The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator. From factory to syringe, the world's most promising coro...
Oct 19, 2020
Thai authorities seek to censor coverage of student protests
BANGKOK - Thai authorities worked Monday to stem a growing tide of protests calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening to censor news coverage, raiding a publishing house and attempting t...
Oct 19, 2020
Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia appeared Monday to be shifting sharply away from the conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power last year after leftist President Evo Morales...
Oct 19, 2020
Quebec town of Abestos votes to change name to Val-des-Sources
ASBESTOS, Que. - The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. During a livestreamed council meeting Monday night, Mayor Hugues Grimard a...
Oct 19, 2020
Island Health avoids brunt of record-breaking COVID-19 weekend across B.C.
NANAIMO - It was a record-breaking weekend across British Columbia for new COVID-19 cases, however Island Health was largely spared.Just three new cases were confirmed in the region since Friday, part...
Oct 19, 2020
VIDEO: Trial begins for man accused of murder at south Nanaimo apartment
NANAIMO - Crown prosecutors believe surveillance video will help connect the dots in the murder of a Nanaimo man at a Nicol St. apartment unit.Crown prosecutor Leanne Mascolo opened the BC Supreme Cou...
Oct 19, 2020
Rain could present big challenge in Mighty Heart's quest to capture Triple Crown
TORONTO - She's a Hall of Fame trainer, but Josie Carroll will also be an amateur meteorologist this week. On Saturday, the Carroll-trained Mighty Heart will run in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes at Wo...
Oct 19, 2020