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Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON - A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honour for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African po...
Sep 25, 2020
Demi Lovato, Max Ehrich call off engagement after 2 months
LOS ANGELES - Singer-actors Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have called off their engagement after two months. Lovato and her former fiance have parted ways, according to a person close to Lovato who spoke...
Sep 25, 2020
J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single...
Sep 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The Commerce Department reported Friday that t...
Sep 25, 2020
Sentencing arguments begin for off-duty cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller
OSHAWA, Ont. - Sentencing arguments are expected to begin today in the case of an off-duty Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the beating of a young Black man. Const. Michael Theriaul...
Sep 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 25
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 25, 2020: There are 149,094 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 69,670 confirmed (including 5,810 deaths, 59,943 res...
Sep 25, 2020
CP Cancels Holiday Train for 2020
KAMLOOPS - Another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be no CP Rail Holiday train crossing the country this year. In a news release yesterday, CP said they will donate to local food banks, ...
Sep 25, 2020
4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested
Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been arrested. A Paris police official said that whil...
Sep 25, 2020
Aging Norwegian king admitted to Oslo hospital
COPENHAGEN - Norway's 83-year-old King Harald V was admitted to the main hospital in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian palace said, without giving any further information about his condition. The palace s...
Sep 25, 2020
COVID-19 briefings and detention camps in China: In The News for Sept. 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 Sept. 25 ... Wha...
Sep 25, 2020
