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Brush fire points to danger from dry conditions in the area
MEDICINE HAT - Medicine Hat Firefighters had to deal with a small brush fire along the river in Riverside last night.A home owner called in the fire around 6:30 in an area near Division Avenue north.T...
Mar 03, 2021
'Dr. Oz' aids police in resuscitating man at Newark airport
NEWARK, N.J. - When a traveller became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from a celebrity doctor: Mehmet Oz. The incident occurred late Monday night when Port ...
Mar 03, 2021
Strong earthquake shakes central Greece, felt in Balkans
ATHENS, Greece - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of up to 6.3 struck central Greece on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the capitals of neighbouring Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo an...
Mar 03, 2021
Hungary pulls its ruling party out of EU's conservatives
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary's governing party pulled out of its conservative group in the European Union's legislature on Wednesday following years of conflict over the rule of law and European values...
Mar 03, 2021
Verdict in Toronto van attack case and new vaccine arrives: In The News for March 3
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 March 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 03, 2021
Trump comments on trade negotiations with China take centre stage in Meng case
VANCOUVER - Public comments by former U.S. president Donald Trump will take centre stage at the British Columbia Supreme Court today in the case of a Huawei executive facing extradition to the United ...
Mar 03, 2021
First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors
OTTAWA - The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it.Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, th...
Mar 03, 2021
Former military ombudsman to testify today as committee digs into Vance allegations
OTTAWA - Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne is set to testify today as a parliamentary committee continues digging into how the Liberal government handled allegations of misconduct against forme...
Mar 03, 2021
Verdict expected today in Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - A judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the case of a man who deliberately drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others. Alek Minassian ha...
Mar 03, 2021
Blast damages Dutch virus testing centre; no one is hurt
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A blast smashed windows at a coronavirus testing centre in a small town north of Amsterdam early Wednesday, police said. Nobody was hurt. Police in the province of North Holla...
Mar 03, 2021