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Trump sure to claim victory on USMCA, impeachment in state of the union
WASHINGTON - It was once among the most predictable spectacles on the American political calendar - but with Donald Trump on the dais, there's as much suspense surrounding tonight's sta...
Feb 04, 2020

Calgary city council votes unanimously to ban conversion therapy
CALGARY- City councillors have unanimously voted to ban conversion therapy.Hundreds of rainbow-clad LGBTQ community members and their supporters were at city hall for the vote, with many spilling into...
Feb 04, 2020

Tulane acquires archive of "Vampire" author Anne Rice
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author Anne Rice, who was born and raised in New Orleans and whose books, including "Interview with the Vampire," ofte...
Feb 04, 2020

Most Canadian households will get more than they pay from carbon tax: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says most Canadian households will receive more money back from the federal government's carbon-tax scheme than it will cost them. The assertion is contained i...
Feb 04, 2020

Teen recovering after Edmonton police shooting
EDMONTON- A teenager is in hospital recovering from injuries after being shot by police.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has taken over the investigation after the unnamed youth was ...
Feb 04, 2020

What went wrong: Tech troubles behind delay in Iowa results
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new mobile app was supposed to help Democratic officials quickly gather information from some 1,700 caucus sites throughout Iowa. Instead, it's being blamed for delays that left t...
Feb 04, 2020

Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals
BEIJING - Hong Kong hospitals cut services as thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day Tuesday to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely, as a new virus caused it...
Feb 04, 2020

In embarrassing twist, Democrats have no Iowa caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic party officials in Iowa worked furiously Tuesday to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claimed momentu...
Feb 04, 2020

Iowa caucus crashed and street preacher gets noise ticket; In The News for Feb. 4
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. 4 ... What ...
Feb 04, 2020

Report tells Health Canada to rethink funding in opioid fight
OTTAWA - How governments fund the country's fight against the opioid crisis might explain "a lack of progress" on the issue, say newly disclosed documents on an alte...
Feb 04, 2020