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Amy, chasing: Klobuchar, already beating odds, faces uphill climb
WASHINGTON - It's been a running gag ever since she launched her bid to become president of the United States: Amy Klobuchar knows how to handle a Canadian winter. Not long after the Minnesota se...
Feb 23, 2020
US, Taliban truce takes effect, setting stage for peace deal
ISLAMABAD - A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban took effect on Friday, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal next week aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afg...
Feb 23, 2020
Russian spy case documents missing or destroyed, Canada's info watchdog finds
OTTAWA - Federal officials lost or possibly destroyed sensitive records about the case of a naval officer convicted of selling secrets to Russia, an investigation by Canada's information commissi...
Feb 23, 2020
Virus closes doors at Armani, but other Milan shows go on
MILAN - After Giorgio Armani's last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theatre due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's runway shows scheduled for Sunday are to ...
Feb 23, 2020
Eight dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
ANKARA, Turkey - Eight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said. The quake centred on the...
Feb 23, 2020
Wuhan evacuees released and bison on the lam; In The News for Feb. 21
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 Feb. 21 ... What...
Feb 23, 2020
Court in Thailand orders popular opposition party dissolved
BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court on Friday ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by accepting a loan from its leader, charisma...
Feb 23, 2020
Trudeau says time for blockades to end, Indigenous leaders to work with government
OTTAWA - Protesters have left a site south of Montreal where they had been blockading railway tracks since Wednesday. The end of the blockade Friday night followed the arrival of r...
Feb 23, 2020
B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...
Feb 23, 2020
Tyler Toffoli scores twice, Canucks beat Bruins 9-3
VANCOUVER - Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals with his new team and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks dispatched the Boston Bruins 9-3 on Saturday night at Rogers Arena. Stecher had a go...
Feb 22, 2020