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Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations
VICTORIA - Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down governm...
Feb 14, 2020
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for a...
Feb 14, 2020
Bloemen wins 5,000 gold at single distance speedskating championships
SALT LAKE CITY - Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold in the men's 5,000-metres Thursday at the world single distance speedskating championships. Bloemen finished in a time of six minutes 4.375 seconds ...
Feb 14, 2020
Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to virus
LONDON - Formula One organizers on Wednesday postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted by the fast-spreading viral infection i...
Feb 14, 2020
Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has divided...
Feb 14, 2020
Trudeau secures Senegal's vote for UN Security Council seat on Dakar trip
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the world to do more to spread freedom Wednesday, as he visited a museum in Senegal that was once a centre in the African slave trade...
Feb 14, 2020
A note on a dropped piano and a curtain call; In The News for Feb. 12
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. 12 ... What...
Feb 14, 2020
Chiefs head to court over pipeline as supporters take to streets in protest
Two hereditary chiefs from a British Columbia First Nation at the heart of a wave of national protests launched a constitutional challenge of fossil fuel projects on Wednesday as Prime Minister J...
Feb 14, 2020
'Valuable life lesson:' Woman arrested for anti-Indigenous comments apologizes
THE PAS, Man. - A woman arrested in northern Manitoba for online comments threatening violence against Indigenous people has asked for forgiveness and says she has learned valuable lessons. Destine Sp...
Feb 14, 2020
Talbot makes 44 saves, Calgary Flames rout Anaheim Ducks 6-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mikael Backlund and Mark Jankowski scored two goals apiece, and Cam Talbot made 44 saves for his 21st career shutout in the Flames' 6-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday nig...
Feb 14, 2020
