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Iranian-Canadian organization moves festival online amid COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - A Toronto organization that planned to honour the lives of those who died in a plane crash in Iran has cancelled in-person events for its celebration of the Persian New Year. Tirga...
Mar 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:00 a.m. A Canadian biotech firm says it has produced a viable vaccine candidate for COVID-19. Quebec-based Medic...
Mar 13, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli lawyer is prosecutors' 'worst nightmare'
BOSTON - After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor declared: "No matter how rich and powerful you are, yo...
Mar 13, 2020
'Lucky to be here:' Paralyzed Winnipeg hockey player trains for success in life
WINNIPEG - HOLD FOR FRIDAY MARCH 13 2AM MT Sweat builds on Reese Ketler's brow, as his hands clasp both ends of a hockey stick. Each time the 20-year-old thrusts the stick toward his ph...
Mar 13, 2020
What's Happening: Life feels surreal; celebrities infected
The coronavirus pandemic has lent a surreal quality to the lives of millions of people around the globe. It has disrupted daily routines, overwhelmed hospitals, shuttered schools and offices and halte...
Mar 13, 2020
Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
MOSCOW - Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036. If Putin won and completed two more terms a...
Mar 13, 2020
Trudeau's wife gets COVID-19 and drive-thru testing; In The News for March 13
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 March 13 ... COV...
Mar 13, 2020
Saudi Aramco to boost capacity; Abu Dhabi to increase supply
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia steamed ahead on Wednesday with its new energy play by directing the kingdom's oil company Aramco on Wednesday to increase its maximum production capacity, w...
Mar 13, 2020
Russian who worked on Canadian-led project was no spy, lawyer tells court
OTTAWA - There is "no credible evidence" to support the federal allegation Elena Crenna spied against Canada on behalf of Moscow, the woman's lawyer told a judge Wednesday. On the ...
Mar 13, 2020
MPs to discuss suspending Parliament in COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians will consider today whether to take the unprecedented move of suspending Parliament because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the House of Commons administration comm...
Mar 13, 2020
