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Expat family expecting baby soon hopes Britain can get them out of China
A teacher who is living with his pregnant Canadian wife and child in a city that is the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get out of the country on a British flight. Tom Will...
Jan 29, 2020
Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns - again
ROME - For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant's death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed "the centre of Italy" for its geographic...
Jan 29, 2020
Winter By the Lake at Great Blue Heron Provincial Park
Start your February off with Sask Parks this Saturday, February 1, at Great Blue Heron Provincial Park! Our second annual Winter by the Lake event will take place at Anglin Lake Bridge.Join us around ...
Jan 29, 2020
Quebec mosque shooter not motivated by racism, his sentence should be reduced: lawyer
QUEBEC - The Quebec City mosque shooter entered a Muslim prayer space Jan. 29, 2017, armed with two guns, and murdered six men - but there was no evidence he was motivated by deep-seated rac...
Jan 29, 2020
New Brunswick’s John Williamson considering Tory leadership
OTTAWA - Another Conservative MP is testing the waters for a leadership bid. New Brunswick's John Williamson is considering entering the race. His longtime friend and former colleague in the Commons S...
Jan 29, 2020
Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards
NEW YORK - Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older brother, is atop the music world. The 18-year-old m...
Jan 29, 2020
Quebec to seek consensus on offering medical aid in dying to mentally ill
MONTREAL - Quebec on Monday walked back a plan to offer medical aid in dying to those suffering severe, incurable mental illness and will now consult widely before making a final decision on the ...
Jan 29, 2020
Vincent Lapointe cleared to return to competition by anti-doping panel
MONTREAL - An "incredibly happy and very relieved" Laurence Vincent Lapointe said Monday she's ready to resume training for her sport's Olympic debut after an anti-doping panel conclude...
Jan 29, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defence wrong about FBI investigation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's defence team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposit...
Jan 29, 2020
Trial highlights: Trump defence urges end to impeachment
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it - arguing that the Democrats' case amounted to partisan politics that would undo the...
Jan 29, 2020