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At least 18 dead, hundreds hurt as quake hits eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked a sparsely-populated part of eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people, injuring more than 500 and leaving some 30 trapped in the wreckage...
Jan 26, 2020
Canadian Lunar New Year celebrations dampened by coronavirus worries
VANCOUVER - Lunar New Year celebrations are set to get underway in Vancouver's Chinatown late Sunday morning, while at least one other event in the Lower Mainland has been cancelled over fears of coro...
Jan 26, 2020
China, other 'autocrats' no fans of Canada's UN Security Council bid: expert
OTTAWA - The ill will of autocratic countries like China, and some worthy head-on competitors, should compel the Trudeau government to campaign harder for a seat on the United Nations S...
Jan 26, 2020
Get coronavirus information from credible sources: public health officials
TORONTO - Even before Canada's first coronavirus case was announced in Toronto over the weekend, Canada's medical community was on alert - and not just for the disease. Public health officials sa...
Jan 26, 2020
Canadian Lunar New Year celebrations dampened by coronavirus worries
VANCOUVER - Lunar New Year celebrations are set to get underway in Vancouver's Chinatown late Sunday morning, while at least one other event in the Lower Mainland has been cancelled over fears of coro...
Jan 26, 2020
Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
OTTAWA - The first Canadian patient diagnosed with a novel form of coronavirus began showing signs of illness on the plane that brought him back from the disease's epicentre., Canada's Chief Public He...
Jan 26, 2020
NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman...
Jan 26, 2020
Belinda Stronach tells AP: Horse racing got 'a wake-up call'
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - There was a frothy cappuccino in a tall glass mug on the table in front of Belinda Stronach. She was seated on a white couch, looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows to surve...
Jan 26, 2020
Raonic edges Cilic in straight sets to reach 5th QF in six years at Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Milos Raonic is into the Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals for the fifth time in the last six years. The 29-year-old Canadian backed up a straight-sets upset of No. 6 ...
Jan 26, 2020
BC health officials say coronavirus risk still considered low, after first case documented in Canada
VICTORIA - Health officials in BC are reassuring British Columbians that the risk of coronavirus within the province is still considered low. It's been confirmed that a man in his 50's who had travell...
Jan 26, 2020 (File photo of Coronavirus blood test concept from Dreamstime.com)
