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US-backed Syrian forces capture prison from IS after a week
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said they wrestled control of the last section of a prison controlled by Islamic State militants, ending a weeklong assault by the extremists on one of the...
Jan 26, 2022
Australian Open: Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev
MELBOURNE, Australia - Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down and saved a match point before beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Australian Open...
Jan 26, 2022
Coast Guard searches vast sea for 39 people lost off Florida
MIAMI (AP) - The Coast Guard searched through the night Wednesday for 39 people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. ...
Jan 26, 2022
Poll suggests some Canadians are feeling brighter about the economy, own finances
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests some Canadians are feeling more upbeat about the state of the domestic economy and their own pocketbooks, though not quite as positive as they were before the COVID-19 pan...
Jan 26, 2022
Winter weather, vast expanse make patrolling Canada-U.S. border a daunting challenge
SAINT VINCENT, Minn. - A bleak panorama of frozen, windblown prairie extends in every direction behind Katy Siemer as she points north, past a barren stand of trees to a pipeline compressor station a ...
Jan 26, 2022
Interest rate announcement, COVID rates across Canada: In The News for Jan. 26
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. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 26, 2022
COVID infection rates peaking in some provinces, surging in others
As the Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the pandemic appears to be peaking in some provinces, prompting plans to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, others are still dealing with surging cases pushing hospi...
Jan 26, 2022
Alghabra says vaccine mandate for truckers not causing food shortage, empty shelves
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is assuring Canadians there's no reason to fear food shortages will result from a small minority of truck drivers refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate in...
Jan 26, 2022
Bank of Canada scheduled to make rate call with some expecting a first hike
OTTAWA - Economic eyes will be on the Bank of Canada this morning as the central bank is scheduled to make an announcement about its trendsetting interest rate. Some economists are expecting the centr...
Jan 26, 2022
India's Republic Day parade curtailed amid COVID-19
NEW DELHI (AP) - Thousands of people braved a morning chill Wednesday on a ceremonial boulevard in India's capital to watch a display of the country's military power and cultural diversity, but the co...
Jan 26, 2022
