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Montrealers battle over reasons why their booming city is plagued by empty storefronts
MONTREAL - On the corner of Montreal's historic St-Laurent Blvd. and trendy St-Viateur Street - known for the 24-hour St-Viateur Bagel Shop - lies an empty storefront that has become a symbo...
Feb 02, 2020

Historic blizzard highlights need for severe weather preparedness: scientists
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Climate scientists say a blizzard that paralyzed eastern Newfoundland signals that greater preparations are needed for extreme precipitation and tidal surges - even if a direct line...
Feb 02, 2020

Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results
AIRDRIE, Alta. - A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to ...
Feb 02, 2020

Quebec billionaire Lawrence Stroll acquires stake in Aston Martin
A consortium that includes Quebec billionaires Lawrence Stroll and Andre Desmarais is taking a significant stake in British car manufacturer Aston Martin - a move expected to have reper...
Feb 02, 2020

Djokovic comes back for 8th Australian Open title, 17th Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia - Novak Djokovic was looking weary and worn down. He felt dizzy and trailed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final -- miscues mounting, deficit growing. Djokovic did what he d...
Feb 02, 2020

Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses
WASHINGTON - The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump's acquittal in just the third trial ...
Feb 02, 2020

Canadian groundhogs divided on winter weather predictions
The folksy, mid-winter tradition known as Groundhog Day saw Canada's best-known shadow-casting critters divided in their weather predictions on Sunday.Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam emerged from his b...
Feb 02, 2020

Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family
WASHINGTON - Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White...
Feb 02, 2020

China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING - Carrying permits demanding "fast passage," truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the centre of a v...
Feb 02, 2020

Delta, American and United suspend flights between US, China
NEW YORK - Delta, American and United said Friday they will suspend all flights between the U.S. and mainland China, following the lead of several major international carriers that have stopped flying...
Feb 02, 2020