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Canadian-American couple going 'stir-crazy' on quarantined cruise ship off Japan
A Canadian-American couple on-board a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan say they're "a little stir-crazy" from being confined to their room. A two-week&n...
Feb 07, 2020
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall
ANKARA, Turkey - An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said ...
Feb 07, 2020
Five more Canadians test positive for the new coronavirus aboard cruise ship
Five more Canadians on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total on board the vessel to seven. The Canad...
Feb 07, 2020
Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump
WASHINGTON - Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort that faced long odds and financial struggles from th...
Feb 07, 2020
US employers add a strong 225K jobs; unemployment up to 3.6%
WASHINGTON - Hiring jumped at the beginning of the year as U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs, bolstering an economy that faces threats from China's viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles a...
Feb 07, 2020
Trump's acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long - an acquittal everyone saw coming, followed by a bombastic presidential v...
Feb 07, 2020
Broadcasters stick with Trump during acquittal victory talk
NEW YORK - After President Donald Trump spoke live for more than an hour Thursday about his impeachment acquittal, one television network anchor apologized to viewers for a presidential obscenity, whi...
Feb 07, 2020
Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials
BEIJING - The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above pu...
Feb 07, 2020
Flight from Wuhan carrying 176 passengers lands at Vancouver International Airport
A plane carrying 176 Canadian citizens from the centre of the global novel coronavirus outbreak landed at Vancouver International Airport after 9 p.m. local time Thursday evening. Fligh...
Feb 07, 2020
Putin remains coy on future and Trump plans to run, and win; In The News for Feb. 5
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. 5 ... What ...
Feb 07, 2020
