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B.C. kids with autism and their caregivers lack support during pandemic: survey
VANCOUVER - The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has cut off supports for children with autism and their caregivers, leaving them feeling abandoned by the British Columbia government, advocates and ...
Nov 15, 2020
ASEAN, China, other partners set world's biggest trade pact
China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recove...
Nov 15, 2020
Palestinians torn as Israel seeks Gulf tourists in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - When the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations with Israel, the Palestinians decried the move as a "betrayal" of both Jerusalem, where they hope to establish the capital of th...
Nov 15, 2020
Pressure mounts on Peru's president after 2 die in protests
LIMA, Peru - Pressure was mounting on Peru's interim president to resign Sunday after a night of protests in which two people were killed and the country's political turmoil deepened. At least eight o...
Nov 14, 2020
Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes
WASHINGTON - Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump's passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators...
Nov 14, 2020
Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths
MEXICO CITY - Mexico on Saturday reached 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. Health Director General ...
Nov 14, 2020
Corey Conners hits record breaking 7-under 65 at Masters, Mike Weir makes cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. - As one Canadian made history at Augusta National Saturday, another made the cut for the first time in six years. Corey Conners, a 28-year-old Listowel, Ont. native started his Sat...
Nov 14, 2020
Canada's Randa Markos ties UFC record in losing cause against Japan's Murata
LAS VEGAS - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos tied a UFC record in a losing cause Saturday, beaten by Japan's Kanako Murata on a UFC Fight Night card. All three judges scored it 30-27 fo...
Nov 14, 2020
Max Gros-Louis, longtime leader of Huron-Wendat First Nation, dead at 89
Former Grand Chief Magella (Max) Gros-Louis, who championed Indigenous rights for more than 30 years as leader of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, has died at the age of 89. Grand Chief Remy Vincent con...
Nov 14, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
