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Booker endorses Biden, says he'll 'restore honour' to office
WASHINGTON - Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed former Vice-President Joe Biden. Booker announced on Twitter early Monday that Biden will "restore hon...
Mar 09, 2020
Liberals poised to legislate a ban on conversion therapy
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce a bill that would outlaw therapy intended to alter a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Minister David Lametti and...
Mar 09, 2020
Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt in capital
CAIRO - Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said. Abdalla Hamdok's family confined he was safe following the...
Mar 09, 2020
Liberals poised to legislate a ban on conversion therapy
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce a bill that would outlaw therapy intended to alter a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Minister David Lametti and...
Mar 09, 2020
Coronavirus-infected cruise ship carrying Canadians set to dock today
OTTAWA - A cruise ship that's been floating off the coast of California for days amid coronavirus concerns is set to dock in Oakland today, setting the stage for Ottawa to bring the 237 Cana...
Mar 09, 2020
'Wonderful little bird': Alberta man retrieves his first plane 48 years later
CREMONA, Alta. - Richard Reid never forgot his first love. Growing up on a farm near Cremona, Alta., about 80 kilometres northwest of Calgary, he was obsessed with airplanes as a kid and became&n...
Mar 09, 2020
Awaiting the Grand Princess and a conversion therapy ban; In The News for Mar. 9
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 Mar. 9. What we are watching in Canada ... A c...
Mar 09, 2020
Zack MacEwen with a pair of goals, Canucks beat Avalanche to end losing skid
VANCOUVER - Zack MacEwen is making his case he belongs in the NHL. MacEwen, who has bounced back and forth between the NHL and AHL this season, scored his second goal of the night late in the third pe...
Mar 08, 2020
Ducks deal Maple Leafs 3rd straight loss, 2-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. - John Gibson picked up his fifth straight 20-win season Friday night, but it might have come at a cost. The Anaheim goaltender was injured midway through the third period of the Ducks...
Mar 08, 2020
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested positive for virus
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak in the U.S., health officials...
Mar 08, 2020
