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'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
More information needed after dog's weak positive COVID-19 test result: expert
Animal lovers may be wondering if their pets can be carriers of the new coronavirus, but experts say there's no evidence they can transmit the disease to humans. Prof. Scott Weese of the Universi...
Mar 13, 2020
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing could also reduce spread in Canada: epidemiologist
VANCOUVER - Drive-thru clinics testing people for COVID-19 in South Korea could serve as a model for Canada, where the spread of the virus is comparatively limited but increasing to the poin...
Mar 13, 2020
UK interest rates cut, funds freed up to ease virus impact
LONDON - Britain took bold steps on Wednesday to cushion the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak, as the government announced a 30 billion-pound ($39 billion) stimulus package and the Bank of E...
Mar 13, 2020
