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Severe pulmonary illness in Quebec first confirmed case in Canada tied to vaping
MONTREAL - Health Canada says a severe pulmonary illness recently diagnosed in Quebec is the country's first confirmed case connected to vaping. It says that while other cases are believed t...
Sep 29, 2019

Andreescu returns to action with newfound fame after U.S. Open title
Tracy Austin didn't experience the same level of fanfare after winning the 1979 U.S. Open that Bianca Andreescu did for her history-making victory at Flushing M...
Sep 29, 2019

Pakistan court gives slain model's brother life sentence
MULTAN, Pakistan - A Pakistani court on Friday found the brother of a slain social media model, Qandeel Baloch, guilty of her 2016 murder and sentenced him to life in prison. Baloch, aged 26, was foun...
Sep 29, 2019

Trudeau, Scheer navigate climate marches that dominate federal campaign
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer did not take part in Friday's massive climate-change marches as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau waded in deep, accepting the criticism of teenaged climate-chan...
Sep 29, 2019

Golden arches and a sick singer; In-The-News is a little squirrely for Sept. 27
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. 27. What we are watching ...
Sep 29, 2019

Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday....
Sep 29, 2019

Security-clearance backlogs bedevilled RCMP as employee allegedly leaked secrets
OTTAWA - The RCMP was struggling to keep staff security clearances up to date during the time a senior employee allegedly tried to pass secrets to adversaries, an internal Mountie audit...
Sep 29, 2019

Calgary man convicted in five-year-old grandson's death sentenced to 9 years
CALGARY - A judge who sentenced a man Friday to nine years in prison for killing his young grandson said the injuries he inflicted upon the five-year-old boy were appalling. Allan ...
Sep 29, 2019

Canadian youth gather en masse across Canada to demand drastic climate action
OTTAWA - Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist whose global crusade compelled Canadians to flood the streets Friday as part of a global protest, says claims to climate leadership in bo...
Sep 29, 2019

Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday....
Sep 29, 2019

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