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Patient in Japan confirmed as having new virus from China
TOKYO - Japan's government said Thursday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified as a possible cause of an outbreak in the Chinese...
Jan 17, 2020
Buttigieg decision on police chief shadows presidential run
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Karen DePaepe had been waiting all day for a call back from Pete Buttigieg. It was March 2012, and the 30-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, had just decided to replace the city...
Jan 17, 2020
Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority
WASHINGTON - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico and gives President Donald Trump a major policy wi...
Jan 17, 2020
Guatemala sweeps up migrant group, returns them to border
EL CINCHADO, Guatemala - Guatemalan police accompanied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept up the majority of a group of some 300 migrants Thursday, loaded them on buses and took ...
Jan 17, 2020
Trump's trial begins, senators vowing 'impartial justice'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday - senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of "impartial justice" as jurors, H...
Jan 17, 2020
Giuliani associate names Trump, Pence, more in Ukraine plan
WASHINGTON - A close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming Trump was directly involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe B...
Jan 17, 2020
Hong Kong leader says special status can endure beyond 2047
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that the ''one country, two systems'' framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after a 2047 deadline if loyalty to Bei...
Jan 17, 2020
Powell's 23 help Raptors hold off Thunder 130-121
OKLAHOMA CITY - Norman Powell doesn't need to work his way back into form. The Toronto guard missed 11 games with a left shoulder injury before returning to action this week. In his second game back, ...
Jan 17, 2020
Anthony Cirelli scores first career hat trick, Lightning beat Jets 7-1
WINNIPEG - Anthony Cirelli scored his first career hat trick and Nikita Kucherov added a pair of goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Winnipeg Jets 7-1 on Friday. Lightning goalie And...
Jan 17, 2020
Pension talk dominates Fair Deal Panel discussion
Medicine Hat, AB - Despite bitterly cold temperatures, nearly 300 people turned out for one of the final Fair Deal Panel engagement sessions Friday night at the Cypress Centre.Possible changes to Albe...
Jan 17, 2020 Amisk Mayor Bill Rock expresses concern about the future of his community just east of Hardisty due to the inability of being able to transport Alberta. (Photo CHAT News)