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UK’s top court rejects Uber appeal, says drivers are workers
LONDON - The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday that Uber drivers should be classed as "workers" and not self employed, in a decision that threatens its business model and holds broader implications for ...
Feb 19, 2021
Britain's Prince Philip spends third night in hospital
LONDON - Britain's Prince Philip has spent a third night in a London hospital after being admitted earlier this week for what Buckingham Palace described as "a precautionary measure." The 99-year-old ...
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine distribution; Australia's Facebook tussle: In The News for Feb. 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 19, 2021
Canada aims to double genomic surveillance for concerning variants
VANCOUVER - A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new s...
Feb 19, 2021
Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Justin Trudeau and their G7 counterparts for a virtual leaders' summit today aimed at bringing renewed momentum to COVID-19 vaccine distribution...
Feb 19, 2021
'I've been pushed to my absolute breaking point;' Canadian zoos struggle to survive
Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father. "It's like he's here, but he's not really here," she said. That nearly broke Goulet, the owner of Li...
Feb 19, 2021
Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows
NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxyge...
Feb 19, 2021
Woman shot last week at Myanmar protest dies
YANGON, Myanmar - A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said. Mya Thwet Thwet...
Feb 18, 2021
Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - A judge has sequestered a jury but has instructed them to begin their deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a man accused of killing a woman whose bloody body was found in the bathtu...
Feb 18, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday Feb. 18, 2021. There are 837,497 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 837,497 confirmed cases (32,587 active, 78...
Feb 18, 2021
