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Coronavirus risk in Canada remains low despite second case, feds say
TORONTO - The Canadian government is now advising citizens against all travel to a Chinese province that's at the centre of a global outbreak of a new form of coronavirus, stepping up an ear...
Jan 29, 2020
As 132 reported dead from virus outbreak, international sporting events postponed
A new form of coronavirus that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people and caused 132 deaths. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Ottawa 250 Canadians ha...
Jan 29, 2020
GOP lacks votes to block Bolton as Trump impeachment witness
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in thei...
Jan 29, 2020
Willson one of just 15 Canadian-born players to have played in Super Bowl
Luke Willson has experienced the best, and worst, of playing in the Super Bowl. The Canadian experienced the thrill of winning the Lombardi Trophy in 2014 as a rookie tight end when the Seattle S...
Jan 29, 2020
Airlines suspend China flights, cut service on virus fears
BANGKOK - British Airways and Asian budget carriers Lion Air and Seoul Air are suspending flights to China as fears spread about the outbreak of a new virus that has killed more than 130 people. Sever...
Jan 29, 2020
Pregnant Canadian woman stuck in Wuhan, China, coronavirus epicentre
A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who ...
Jan 29, 2020
The coronavirus in Canada and Parliament resumes; In The News for Jan. 27
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. 27. What we are watching in Canada ... TO...
Jan 29, 2020
Conservative leadership campaign trail adds one more: MP Erin O'Toole
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Erin O'Toole officially launched his leadership campaign Monday, promising to be a uniting force for his party as it looks for new footing following last fall's federal e...
Jan 29, 2020
Trump's peace plan and Canadians quarantined in China; In The News for Jan. 29
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. 29 ... What we are wa...
Jan 29, 2020
Psychiatrist assessed Desmond as 'pleasant ... a proud father' days before killings
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - Two days before former soldier Lionel Desmond used a rifle to fatally shoot three members of his family and then kill himself, his wife Shanna told him to leave their home in ...
Jan 29, 2020