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'There are many degrees of hate': Quebec blogger takes on far right
MONTREAL - Far-right group La Meute was once seen as a growing threat in Quebec, with members marching by the hundreds through city streets against what they claimed was the creeping "I...
Jan 26, 2020
Iraqis rally against US troops, demanding they leave
BAGHDAD - Waving national flags and banners denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump, tens of thousands of Iraqis marched peacefully through Baghdad on Friday to demand the ouster of U.S. troops from th...
Jan 26, 2020
Metis leaders raise concerns about national council, call for reform
OTTAWA - The regional Metis presidents of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for reform of the Metis National Council, raising serious concerns about "dysfunction" and about ...
Jan 26, 2020
Youth served: Gauff wins, Serena loses at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Perhaps Serena Williams, now 38, will win a 24th Grand Slam title someday. And maybe Coco Gauff, still just 15, never will earn her first major championship. Sure felt, though, ...
Jan 26, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown and a return to the Super Bowl; In The News for Jan. 24
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 Jan. 24 ... What we are wa...
Jan 26, 2020
Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax to be detained until February
MONTREAL - An American murder suspect nabbed in Halifax will remain detained until February, when he'll have another hearing to determine whether he's admissible to Canada, a member of the I...
Jan 26, 2020
'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...
Jan 26, 2020
Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts
A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company sites. "The...
Jan 26, 2020
Mass coronavirus quarantines seen in China won't happen in Canada: authorities
TORONTO - Canadians have no need to worry about the prospect of mass quarantines, even in the likely event the coronavirus is discovered here, public health authorities said on Friday. They said scary...
Jan 26, 2020
'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...
Jan 26, 2020
