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Pandemic hits Paralympic sport hard, Canadians get few chances to compete
Mollie Jepsen feels a pang knowing the world alpine ski championships are underway in Italy. The world para snow sports championship would have also started this week in Lillehammer, Norway. Jepsen, a...
Feb 11, 2021
Police search for fugitive jailed for two murders who escaped Quebec detention centre
SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ, Que. - Quebec provincial police are looking for a federal inmate serving a sentence for two murders who vanished from a minimum security facility north of Montreal Wednesday ...
Feb 11, 2021
Mars mission inspires growing fan base back in China
BEIJING - Cui Tingting dyed her hair Mars red for the arrival of China's spacecraft at the planet known in Chinese as the Fire Star. "This is a great era for space, and the future of mankind lies in t...
Feb 11, 2021
Berlin festival announces this year's competition film slate
BERLIN - The Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday announced 15 films that are part of this year's competition and will compete for the top Golden and Silver Bear awards. The festival is taki...
Feb 11, 2021
No bus service for city schools this morning due to cold weather
MEDICINE HAT - The coldest morning of the winter finds both the Medicine Hat Catholic and Medicine Hat Public school boards deciding not to offer morning bus service this morning.The exceptions are fo...
Feb 11, 2021
US jobless claims fall slightly to 793,000 with layoffs high
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. Last we...
Feb 11, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Chief N.L. elections officer calls on authorities to delay vote
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer is calling on authorities to postpone the vote in Saturday's provincial election. In a letter sent to party leaders today, Bruce ...
Feb 11, 2021
Sen. Duffy challenge and Saudi women’s rights activist freed: In The News for Feb. 11
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 Feb. 11 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...
Feb 11, 2021
No need for Supreme Court to hear Mike Duffy's challenge, Senate says
OTTAWA - The Senate is urging the country's top court to dismiss Sen. Mike Duffy's challenge of a ruling that prevents him from suing the upper chamber for suspending him. In a submission to the Supre...
Feb 11, 2021
Internal data shows surge in harassment complaints at Canada Revenue Agency, RCMP
OTTAWA - Complaints of workplace harassment and violence have risen sharply at several federal departments and agencies in recent years, according to internal data. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) saw...
Feb 11, 2021