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Durenberger, former US senator from Minnesota, dies at 88
Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88. Durenberger's heal...
Jan 31, 2023
Santos tells colleagues he won't serve on 2 committees
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. George Santos of New York told GOP colleagues in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees, lawmakers s...
Jan 31, 2023
Pakistan army: Boating accident death toll rises to 51
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from a boating accident in a lake in northwest Pakistan over the weekend reached 51, the military said Tuesday. The vessel was carrying children and teachers f...
Jan 31, 2023
Lawes, Scheidegger, Walter in wild-card position for Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Teams skipped by Manitoba's Kaitlyn Lawes, Alberta's Casey Scheidegger and Manitoba's Meghan Walter appear set to fill the three wild-card positions at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. With all of t...
Jan 31, 2023
Pope's Africa trip spotlights conflict, and church's future
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Pope Francis began a six-day visit to Congo and South Sudan on Tuesday, aiming to bring a message of peace to two countries riven by poverty, conflict and what Francis has calle...
Jan 31, 2023
Canada sanctions more Myanmar elite, bans jet fuel sales two years after coup
OTTAWA - Canada has sanctioned more of Myanmar's military elite, two years after the country's coup. The country, formerly known as Burma, has seen a democratic backsliding and a series of humanitaria...
Jan 31, 2023
Bayern signs João Cancelo on loan from Manchester City
MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back Joo Cancelo from Manchester City on Tuesday, the last day of the transfer period. The 28-year-old ...
Jan 31, 2023
In The News for Jan. 31: Will proposed new standards make long-term care better?
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 Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 ... What we are watchin...
Jan 31, 2023
'Dangerous' to think B.C.'s decriminalization plan will reduce OD deaths: researcher
VANCOUVER - Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected t...
Jan 31, 2023
Federal agency targeting illegal wildlife trade through financial intelligence
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Tr...
Jan 31, 2023