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Pet piranhas, a pelican and Green Day at the rink; In-The-News for Oct. 1
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 Oct. 1. What we are watching in...
Oct 03, 2019
Women on boards and fire station pizza pies; that's for In-The-News for Oct. 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 Oct. 3. What we are watching in...
Oct 03, 2019
UN seat not top priority, Scheer says after pledging foreign-aid cuts
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer wants the world to know the Conservatives would bring Canada back - in a very different way. "It's time for Canada to put our money where our mouth is and only use foreign aid t...
Oct 03, 2019
UN seat not top priority, Scheer says after pledging foreign-aid cuts
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer wants the world to know the Conservatives would bring Canada back - in a very different way. "It's time for Canada to put our money where our mouth is and only use foreign aid t...
Oct 03, 2019
Manning Centre a primary backer for series of 'Proud' Facebook pages
OTTAWA - The Manning Centre is a driving financial force behind a network of anti-Liberal Facebook pages pumping out political messaging and memes during the federal election campaign. The o...
Oct 03, 2019
Afghan officials: Taliban attack kills at least 11 policemen
KABUL - The Taliban launched a multi-pronged attack on a district headquarters in a remote area of northern Afghanistan early on Tuesday, killing at least 11 policemen and triggering an hourslong gunb...
Oct 03, 2019
Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner candidates agree at forum that more collaboration is needed
Medicine Hat, AB - You don't have to look far beyond social media to see that this federal election has been a polarizing one when talking about party leaders. In an election forum held by the Medicin...
Oct 03, 2019 Thomson, Nelson, Motz, and Kirshenbaum at Wednesday's election forum (Photo by Colton McKee)
Hong Kong teen protester shot by police to be charged
HONG KONG - Police say criminal charges will be filed against the 18-year-old Hong Kong student who was the first victim of police gunfire in the months-long pro-democracy protests. The shooting Tuesd...
Oct 03, 2019
'Job intensive:' Study says clean energy fast track to employment growth
New research says job growth from clean energy will dramatically outpace that from fossil fuels over the next decade - as long as future Canadian governments maintain or increase attemp...
Oct 03, 2019
Curfew, more tear gas in Baghdad after 2 days of violence
BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces are using tear gas against a few hundred protesters gathered in a central Baghdad square, hours after a curfew was announced in the Iraqi capital. The curfew was announ...
Oct 02, 2019