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CityNews Toronto Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:41 AM
     SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A fire in a northern Bosnian town has killed six people and injured several others, police said Saturday. The fire broke out early on Saturday in a house in the town of Brcko. Upon arrival at the scene, emergency services found six charred bodies, police said. Local media say the victims […]


 
CityNews Toronto Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:17 AM
     VIENNA (AP) — Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday night. The news came after a Friday evening meeting between Schallenberg and state-level leaders to discuss their response to rapidly increasing case numbers. "The pandemic is not yet in the rearview […]


 
CityNews Toronto Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:33 AM
     COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to offer booster shots to front-line workers followed by the elderly as the island nation gears up to further ease COVID-19 restrictions. Starting Nov. 1, workers in the health, security, airport and tourism sectors will start receiving a third dose of vaccine, said Channa […]


 
CityNews Toronto Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:22 AM
     LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria, freeing dozens of inmates, an official told The Associated Press Saturday. The third jailbreak in Africa's most populous country this year raises more concerns about how safe detention facilities are in the West African nation where authorities have struggled to stem rising violence. […]


 
Ottawa Sun Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:30 AM
     Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.