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Murder trial on pause while Winnipeg juror tested for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Jury deliberations for a second-degree murder trial in Manitoba have been put on hold so a juror can be tested for COVID-19. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Vic Toews told the remaining 11 j...
Sep 23, 2020
As Quebec rolls out COVID-19 ad campaign, experts wonder if it will reach target audience
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun rolling out a COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at putting a human face on the deadly virus and reaching those who discount its severity. The ads - th...
Sep 23, 2020
Hundreds die from opioid overdoses in Alberta as COVID-19 pandemic hit
EDMONTON - Alberta Health says 449 people died from opioid overdoses in the province during the first six months of this year.The numbers, which were released today in the second-quarter Opioid Respon...
Sep 23, 2020
EU proposes new asylum system to help frontline nations
BRUSSELS - The European Union announced a major overhaul of its asylum system Wednesday in hopes that more countries will finally share responsibility for people landing on Europe's shores seeking san...
Sep 23, 2020
Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave
MADRID - Authorities in Madrid want to hire more doctors and get urgent help from Spain's military and police to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections that might force them into expanding rest...
Sep 23, 2020
France wants to require fathers to take parental leave
PARIS - France's president wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns. President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Instagram before vis...
Sep 23, 2020
Orcas knock into sailboats, force Spain to limit yachting
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain has temporarily prohibited yachting across 100 kilometres (62 miles) of its northwestern coast after orca whales apparently got carried away while playing and damaged several ...
Sep 23, 2020
Nearly 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia; 380 dead
HOBART, Australia - More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorde...
Sep 23, 2020
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on Mecca pilgrimage amid virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said Muslims will be allowed to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage starting Oct. 4 as the kingdom gradually begins lifting restrictions that had ...
Sep 23, 2020
UK defends its new virus strategy but experts are skeptical
LONDON - The British government on Wednesday defended its strategy for combating a second wave of COVID-19 cases amid criticism that its new slate of restrictions will not be enough to stop coronaviru...
Sep 23, 2020