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Prince Albert tow truck driver credits fire extinguisher for saving home
Shawn McCullough feels strongly had he not hand a fire extinguisher on hand, he may not have a kitchen, or even a house to be standing in.Late Saturday night after cooking himself a late night snack, ...
Jan 18, 2022
Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won't run for governor
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday he will not run for governor, but will instead devote himself to fighting inequality in New York. His decision to not enter ...
Jan 18, 2022
Toronto lab finds security vulnerabilities, censorship framework in Olympic app
TORONTO - Researchers at a Toronto-based tech laboratory have uncovered security vulnerabilities and censorship frameworks in an app all 2022 Beijing Olympics attendees must use. The Citizen Lab, a re...
Jan 18, 2022
Blinken to visit Ukraine as US-Russia tensions escalate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian in...
Jan 18, 2022
Experts stress Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment not a replacement for vaccines
There's hope that Health Canada's approval of Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment will help ease the strain on the country's health-care system, as hospitalizations continue their steady climb. The ...
Jan 18, 2022
COVID treatment pill approved, inflation on the rise : In The News for Jan. 18
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. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 18, 2022
Another snow day for Toronto kids, Prairie provinces brace for storms, ice and snow
A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain...
Jan 18, 2022
Documents give glimpse of Finance Department's outlook, warnings on inflation
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show the Finance Department last year warned that the pace of price increases could gain speed, even as the Liberal government and central bank maintained that inflat...
Jan 18, 2022
'It gets better': Roberta Bondar reflects on being first Canadian woman in space
Most memories, after 30 years, start to fade. But if that memory is of blasting off to become Canada's first woman in space, it only becomes richer. "I talk about it a lot, so a lot of it's fresh," sa...
Jan 18, 2022
Satellite photos show aftermath of Abu Dhabi oil site attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emir...
Jan 18, 2022
