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Canadian research officials return from Geneva with plan to tackle coronavirus
OTTAWA - Canada will aim $6.5 million at research on stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, after co-ordinating with researchers around the world on tackling the outbreak. Representatives of&nb...
Feb 15, 2020

Telus Q4 profit, revenue up but adjusted net income falls below estimates
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reports it had $379 million of net income in the fourth quarter, up three per cent from $368 million a year earlier, but its adjusted earnings were down and missed analyst esti...
Feb 15, 2020

Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on ship
TOKYO - Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in th...
Feb 15, 2020

Iranian minister to appear at Canadian hosted meeting of Tehran crash victims
MUNICH - Iran's foreign minister is to make a brief appearance today at a meeting hosted in Germany by Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne with counterparts from countries that l...
Feb 15, 2020

Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlement
CAIRO - Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, a key step in having the U.S. remove Sudan f...
Feb 15, 2020

Number of new coronavirus cases spike in China; In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 13 ... What...
Feb 15, 2020

Supreme Court won't hear appeals of couple convicted in diabetic son's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son. Emil and Rodica Radita of Calgary were convicted in 2017 of...
Feb 15, 2020

Industry, passengers left stranded as anti-pipeline blockades shut rail service
Blockades set up by anti-pipeline protesters have forced Canadian National Railway Co. to shut down its entire network in Eastern Canada and Via Rail to cancel passenger service across the country. CN...
Feb 15, 2020

US Embassy: Americans aboard quarantined ship to fly home
TOKYO - The U.S. Embassy in Japan said Americans aboard a quarantined cruise ship will be flown back home on a chartered flight Sunday. About 380 Americans are aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship,...
Feb 15, 2020

Jacob Markstrom with 49-save shutout, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks needed a big performance from their goaltender on a night the team honoured two of the best players in franchise history. Jacob Markstrom set a franchise record with ...
Feb 14, 2020

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