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Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with lung cancer
LOS ANGELES - Conservative radio host and Republican kingmaker Rush Limbaugh said he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take ...
Feb 04, 2020

8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see
PARK CITY, Utah - When the 36th annual edition of the Sundance Film Festival wrapped Sunday after 11 days of snow and cinema, it had ushered in an avalanche of new voices. The festival, a wintery bast...
Feb 04, 2020

Trump sure to claim victory on USMCA, impeachment in state of the union
WASHINGTON - It was once among the most predictable spectacles on the American political calendar - but with Donald Trump on the dais, there's as much suspense surrounding tonight's sta...
Feb 04, 2020

Tulane acquires archive of "Vampire" author Anne Rice
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author Anne Rice, who was born and raised in New Orleans and whose books, including "Interview with the Vampire," ofte...
Feb 04, 2020

Dangerous Offender hearing underway for 35-year-old Coaldale man
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thousands of pages, including testimonies, correctional and penitentiary information, parole and psychiatric program records and prior records of convictions were introduced Monday, F...
Feb 04, 2020 Trevor Pritchard

What went wrong: Tech troubles behind delay in Iowa results
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new mobile app was supposed to help Democratic officials quickly gather information from some 1,700 caucus sites throughout Iowa. Instead, it's being blamed for delays that left t...
Feb 04, 2020

Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals
BEIJING - Hong Kong hospitals cut services as thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day Tuesday to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely, as a new virus caused it...
Feb 04, 2020

In embarrassing twist, Democrats have no Iowa caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic party officials in Iowa worked furiously Tuesday to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claimed momentu...
Feb 04, 2020

Iowa caucus crashed and street preacher gets noise ticket; In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 4 ... What ...
Feb 04, 2020

Report tells Health Canada to rethink funding in opioid fight
OTTAWA - How governments fund the country's fight against the opioid crisis might explain "a lack of progress" on the issue, say newly disclosed documents on an alte...
Feb 04, 2020