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Trump's peace plan and Canadians quarantined in China; In The News for Jan. 29
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 Jan. 29 ... What we are wa...
Jan 31, 2020
Brexit a 'step backwards' and Canada's coronavirus plans; In The News for Jan. 31
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 Jan. 31 ... What we are wa...
Jan 31, 2020
Man who says he was beaten by cop, brother, accused of lying on the stand
OSHAWA, Ont. - A young black man who testified he was beaten by an off-duty Toronto police officer and his brother three years ago was accused of perjury Wednesday as the pair's trial heard&...
Jan 31, 2020
Trump signs off on USMCA, shifting focus, pressure back to House of Commons
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump finally signed NAFTA's death warrant Wednesday, his distinctive Sharpie scrawl on the American road map for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement heralding the star...
Jan 31, 2020
Quebec City remembers 2017 mosque attack with emotional ceremony
QUEBEC - A Muslim Quebecois rapper addressed the solemn crowd gathered Wednesday night to commemorate the third anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack, and his words reflected the inherent ...
Jan 31, 2020
Canada's chief public health officer says no vaccine for coronavirus for a year
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says it will likely take at least a year before a vaccine is developed to protect people against the new coronavirus that is spreading arou...
Jan 31, 2020
Expert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
SASKATOON - Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says. "We've lived with our bats for ...
Jan 31, 2020
Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and 170 deaths in China. ...
Jan 31, 2020
Kobe Bryant's death throws spotlight on crash-warning system
LOS ANGELES - The crash that killed nine people including Kobe Bryant has led to calls for crash-warning systems to be installed in more helicopters, but regulators and pilots worry that the instrumen...
Jan 30, 2020
UAE confirms 4 Chinese tourists have virus, first in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A family of four Chinese tourists in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday became the first cases in the Mideast of a new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms, wit...
Jan 30, 2020