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Trump bashes Democratic rivals during pre-Super Bowl show
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump used a Super Bowl pregame interview to rail against Democrats, accusing them of hatred and offering schoolyard insults about his potential 2020 rivals. "I see...
Feb 03, 2020
Drone sighting disrupts air traffic at Madrid airport
Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said. The airport manager, AENA, tweeted that 26 flights had been div...
Feb 03, 2020
Green party sets leadership contest rules to elect new leader in October
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada will officially open the contest to choose their next leader tomorrow. Interim party leader Jo-Ann Roberts is unveiling the race's rules in Prince Edward Island toda...
Feb 03, 2020
Super Bowl ads dialed up fun as an antidote to politics
NEW YORK - In the real world, political primaries are looming, impeachment is ongoing and heavy news never seems to stop. But during commercial breaks in the Super Bowl, advertisers did their best to ...
Feb 03, 2020
Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high counci...
Feb 03, 2020
Desmond inquiry: Doctors expected to testify as inquiry enters second week
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a mentally ill Afghanistan war veteran fatally shot three members of this family before killing himself enters its second week of hearin...
Feb 03, 2020
'A roof over my head:' Tiny homes provide hope for homeless military veterans
CALGARY - Dirk Lemcke spent 8 1/2 years in a combat regiment with the United States military before he became a truck driver and a painter. He never expected to be homeless. Suffering f...
Feb 03, 2020
Canadians in Wuhan and the Desmond inquiry; In The News for Feb. 3
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. 3. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...
Feb 03, 2020
Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile
KYIV, Ukraine - A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jet...
Feb 03, 2020
Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile
KYIV, Ukraine - A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jet...
Feb 03, 2020
