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From Gander to Winnie: Remembering those animals who served Canada
OTTAWA - While Remembrance Day is intended to remember those members of Canada's armed forces who gave their lives in defending the country, it is also an important moment to reflect on the cost of wa...
Nov 06, 2019
Erdogan: Turkey captures slain IS leader al-Baghdadi's wife
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Erdogan made the announcement while delive...
Nov 06, 2019
Refugee safety and hospital interpreters; In-The-News for Nov. 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 Nov. 4. What we are watching in Canada ... A l...
Nov 06, 2019
No. 10 Canada beats No. 5 Cuba 3-0 to open Olympic qualifier
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Veteran Michael Saunders was confident that Canada had the potential to pull off an upset or two at the Premier 12 Olympic qualifier. And that's ex...
Nov 06, 2019
Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site
AMMAN, Jordan - A lone attacker on Wednesday stabbed eight people, including four foreign tourists and their tour guide, at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan, official state-run media s...
Nov 06, 2019
Extreme right Golden Dawn party leader testifies in court
ATHENS, Greece - The head of Greece's extreme far-right Golden Dawn party has begun testifying in court as part of a long-running trial over the party's activities in which he and several former party...
Nov 06, 2019
Dirt cheap and 'Happy' about it; This is In-The-News for Nov. 6
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 Nov. 6. What we are watching in...
Nov 06, 2019
Metro Vancouver transit strike prompts cancellations as premier won't intervene
VANCOUVER - Commuters in Metro Vancouver face more cancellations on Wednesday as talks remain stalled in an ongoing transit strike and Premier John Horgan says the province will not intervene. About 5...
Nov 06, 2019
Hydro-Quebec aiming to get remaining 40,000 without power back on grid by Tuesday
MONTREAL - Hydro-Quebec says it is aiming to have all of the roughly 40,000 customers still without power Monday afternoon reconnected to the grid by Tuesday. The 1,400 employees w...
Nov 06, 2019
Squamish Nation-led housing project in Vancouver to double in size
VANCOUVER - One of the largest Indigenous-led urban development projects in Canada that proponents hope will rise in the heart of Vancouver is set to double in size with 6,000 units pla...
Nov 06, 2019