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Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year's ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. P...
Aug 25, 2020
Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. - The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times that...
Aug 25, 2020
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: US home prices rise 3.5% in June
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose at a slightly slower pace in June, but the U.S. housing market continued to show resilience in the face of the coronvavirus pandemic. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shil...
Aug 25, 2020
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. - As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to pres...
Aug 25, 2020
Class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of passengers in fatal Icefield bus crash
CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit alleging the defendants acted recklessly and unreasonably has been filed against the operators of a tour bus involved in a fatal rollover at Jasper Nati...
Aug 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 25
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:00 a.m. on Aug. 25, 2020: There are 125,647 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,741 confirmed (including 5,744 deaths, 54,761 ...
Aug 25, 2020
Toronto FC unveils app to help spot a soccer diamond in the rough
Toronto FC is hoping your phone will help unearth a soccer diamond in the rough. The Major League Soccer team is unveiling TFC Widenet, an app that evaluates young athletes six and up based...
Aug 25, 2020
Erin O'Toole; Liberals survey boost, icefield lawsuit: In The News for Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25 ... What...
Aug 25, 2020
New Conservative leader Erin O'Toole to lay out his blueprint for party
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will speak to reporters today for the first time since his victory in the leadership race. His plan for a news conference after the results were...
Aug 25, 2020
Higgs in Moncton, Vickers in Sussex on week two of New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is in Moncton today to make an announcement at the Moncton Press Club. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers will be in Sussex, a...
Aug 25, 2020