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Hillary Clinton: Will support Sanders if nominated for Dems
BERLIN - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her skepticism about Bernie Sanders but says she will support the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is. Clinton, who beat Sa...
Feb 25, 2020

Canary Islands hotel quarantined after virus confirmed
MADRID - A tourist hotel in the Canary Islands was placed in quarantine Tuesday after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new coronavirus, evidence that the epicenter of the outbre...
Feb 25, 2020

Egypt state TV: Ex-President Mubarak has died at 91
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forces by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that...
Feb 25, 2020

Virus closes doors at Armani, but other Milan shows go on
MILAN - After Giorgio Armani's last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theatre due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's runway shows scheduled for Sunday are to ...
Feb 25, 2020

Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
ANKARA, Turkey - Nine people were killed in eastern Turkey by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake early Sunday morning, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. The quake centred just east across the borde...
Feb 25, 2020

Train service to resume and the Leaning Tower of Dallas; In The News for Feb. 25
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. 25 ... What...
Feb 25, 2020

B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...
Feb 25, 2020

B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...
Feb 25, 2020

End of blockade in central Ontario clears way for train service to resume
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - A police operation that saw officers descend on a rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in central Ontario and arrest several protesters has cleare...
Feb 25, 2020

Alberta legislature to resume with throne speech, tabling of blockade bill
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are returning to the legislature with a promise of new legislation targeting protesters who set up blockades. Premier Jason Kenney says he plans to table ...
Feb 25, 2020