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Ontario health officials to hold media briefing on response to coronavirus
Public health officials in Ontario will hold a media briefing to provide updates on the province's ongoing response to the new coronavirus. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical O...
Jan 30, 2020
Edmonton Oilers, Zack Kassian agree to four-year contract extension
EDMONTON - Forward Zack Kassian has signed a four-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers. The 29-year-old from Windsor, Ont., and the club agreed to a deal averaging US$3.20 m...
Jan 30, 2020
Conservatives lodge complaint over RCMP's refusal to probe PM's island stays
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want the RCMP watchdog to review the police force's refusal to launch a criminal investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the la...
Jan 30, 2020
Germany confirms 1st cases of new virus from China
BERLIN - A man confirmed as Germany's first case of the new virus that emerged in central China is believed to have been infected by a Chinese colleague who visited his workplace, authorities said. An...
Jan 30, 2020
A wolf is trapped and an RCMP arrest prompts warnings; In The News for Jan. 28
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 Jan. 28 ... What we are wa...
Jan 30, 2020
Birds flocking to national parks in the Canadian Rockies
BANFF, Alta. - It turns out tourists aren't the only ones who love the national parks in the Canadian Rockies. Despite recent studies showing bird populations are declining in many areas of North Amer...
Jan 30, 2020
Officer at Desmond fatality inquiry describes gruesome crime scene
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An RCMP officer testifying before a fatality inquiry sobbed Tuesday as he described in grim detail what he saw when he entered the home of Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war vetera...
Jan 30, 2020
'Much different person:' Former Broncos coach reflects on healing, forgiveness
Coaching hockey still crosses Chris Beaudry's mind. The 35-year-old Saskatchewan farmer hasn't lost his joy of the game and loves playing recreationally. He understands hockey and knows that...
Jan 30, 2020
Environment Canada to release science review backing need for plastics ban
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is releasing scientific evidence today to back up the government's bid to ban most single-use plastics next year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last June the gove...
Jan 30, 2020
Britain bids adieu to EU and a gardener in the tundra; In The News for Jan. 30
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 Jan. 30 ... What we are wa...
Jan 30, 2020