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Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued
PORT FOURCHON, La. - Coast Guard boats and aircraft have covered an area larger than the state of Rhode Island to search for 12 people still missing Wednesday off the Louisiana coast after their offsh...
Apr 15, 2021
WHO: Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths
GENEVA - A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains "serious," with about 1.6 million new cases reported each ...
Apr 15, 2021
Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal
KABUL - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw all American ...
Apr 15, 2021
Toronto COVID field hospital and MP in his birthday suit: In The News for April 15
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 April 15 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 15, 2021
Mi'kmaq fisher argues feds becoming more aggressive in seizures of Indigenous gear
HALIFAX - A Mi'kmaq man who has been battling for Indigenous fishing rights says the recent seizure of his crab traps suggests Ottawa is becoming more aggressive on the water. Robert Syliboy said in a...
Apr 15, 2021
B.C. families push for changes as special committee examines provincial Police Act
VANCOUVER - The death of his daughter after she was hit with rubber bullets brought Ron Rauch to the conclusion that looking for answers from British Columbia's police watchdog is a "waste of time." L...
Apr 15, 2021
Canada negotiating contracts to secure COVID-19 booster shots for next year: Anand
OTTAWA - Canada's procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they're needed next year. "We are actively planni...
Apr 15, 2021
Report: Dubai 'jetman' didn't deploy chute in fatal crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - One of Dubai's famed "jetman" killed in a crash in November failed to deploy the emergency parachute attached to the winged engines strapped to his back, an investigative...
Apr 15, 2021
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Iqaluit as city locks down
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Iqaluit, the territory's largest community. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says the person is isolating and do...
Apr 14, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 298,192 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,89...
Apr 14, 2021