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Roger Federer’s face to be minted on Swiss coin
BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with Roger Federer's image on it. The government says it's the first time it has dedicated a commemorative coin to ...
Dec 02, 2019

Schools close as US East braces for ‘long, difficult storm’
NEW YORK - A storm that already snarled Thanksgiving travel across much of the country threatened to dump a foot and a half of snow on parts of the East, leading governments to close schools and offic...
Dec 02, 2019

Trudeau to mark NATO's birthday amid questions about military alliance's future
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is off to London where he will spend the next few days trying to give the NATO military alliance a boost amid existential questions about its future - while defe...
Dec 02, 2019

Only Liberal riding east of Montreal up for grabs in Quebec City byelection
QUEBEC - Voters head to the polls today in a Quebec City riding that could be in play after being a Liberal stronghold for more than 50 years. A provincial byelection was triggered in the Je...
Dec 02, 2019

Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year
VANCOUVER - Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fear...
Dec 02, 2019

MISSING: Celeste Saddleback, 26, from Ponoka
Dec. 4 - RCMP advise that Saddleback has been located.
Dec 02, 2019 SADDLEBACK

Edmonton man charged with second-degree murder
EDMONTON- A murder charge has been laid in a death in Edmonton last week.Police say the body of 22-year-old Douglas Crossman was discovered inside a west-end apartment building on Thursday when police...
Dec 02, 2019

Weekend recap: Nov. 29-Dec. 1
RED DEER- The RDC Kings Hockey team defeated the SAIT Trojans twice and the Hockey Queens split their series with the Trojans. The Kings & Queens Volleyball teams defeated the Trojans in a pair of...
Dec 02, 2019

Democrat Steve Bullock ends struggling presidential campaign
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday that he's ending his Democratic presidential campaign, saying it's become clear that he won't have a shot at being his party's nominee. The ...
Dec 02, 2019

A premier meeting and a medical marvel; In-The-News for Dec. 2
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 Dec. 2. What we are watching in Canada ... MIS...
Dec 02, 2019