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Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump
WASHINGTON - Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort that faced long odds and financial struggles from th...
Feb 07, 2020
US employers add a strong 225K jobs; unemployment up to 3.6%
WASHINGTON - Hiring jumped at the beginning of the year as U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs, bolstering an economy that faces threats from China's viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles a...
Feb 07, 2020
Trump's acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long - an acquittal everyone saw coming, followed by a bombastic presidential v...
Feb 07, 2020
Broadcasters stick with Trump during acquittal victory talk
NEW YORK - After President Donald Trump spoke live for more than an hour Thursday about his impeachment acquittal, one television network anchor apologized to viewers for a presidential obscenity, whi...
Feb 07, 2020
Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials
BEIJING - The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above pu...
Feb 07, 2020
Flight from Wuhan carrying 176 passengers lands at Vancouver International Airport
A plane carrying 176 Canadian citizens from the centre of the global novel coronavirus outbreak landed at Vancouver International Airport after 9 p.m. local time Thursday evening. Fligh...
Feb 07, 2020
Putin remains coy on future and Trump plans to run, and win; In The News for Feb. 5
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 Feb. 5 ... What ...
Feb 07, 2020
Canadians arrive from Wuhan and call to 'recanvass' Iowa results; In The News for Feb. 7
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 Feb. 7 ... What ...
Feb 07, 2020
More than 100 military procurements facing delays: Defence Department
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has identified delays in more than 100 planned military purchases and facility upgrades, most of which have flown under the radar as attention has focused o...
Feb 07, 2020
Husband of Iran plane crash victim seeks answers, justice from investigation
OTTAWA - The husband of one of the victims who died when a Ukrainian jetliner was shot down by the Iranian military last month wants the people he says are responsible for his wife's death t...
Feb 07, 2020
