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Europe evacuation flight off to China, cruise ship checked
LISBON, Portugal - An A380 passenger plane left Portugal on Thursday en route to pick up hundreds of Europeans in China who want to escape the new virus and Italian authorities were keeping some 6,000...
Jan 30, 2020
China counts 170 virus deaths, new countries find infections
BEIJING - China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to m...
Jan 30, 2020
Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse coverup
PARIS - A French appeals court on Thursday acquitted a French cardinal of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock. The appeals court in the southeastern French city of Lyon gave no explana...
Jan 30, 2020
Bank of England keeps main interest rate unchanged at 0.75%
LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates after a run of fairly firm economic data in the past week eased fears about a dramatic slowdown in the British economy. Th...
Jan 30, 2020
Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun
CHICAGO - Charges have been filed against the parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home, police said. Travis McCoy, 26, was charged...
Jan 30, 2020
Agriculture Minister meets with Peace Country farmers
Alberta's Agriculture Minister met with a room full of farmers Saturday at the Dunes Golf and Winter Club.Devin Dreeshen says there was a lot of discussion about the tough harvest."I just met with som...
Jan 30, 2020 Photo from the Devin Dreeshan Facebook page
Ontario health officials to hold media briefing on response to coronavirus
Public health officials in Ontario will hold a media briefing to provide updates on the province's ongoing response to the new coronavirus. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical O...
Jan 30, 2020
Edmonton Oilers, Zack Kassian agree to four-year contract extension
EDMONTON - Forward Zack Kassian has signed a four-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers. The 29-year-old from Windsor, Ont., and the club agreed to a deal averaging US$3.20 m...
Jan 30, 2020
Snowmobilers reminded to stay off farm land
The County of Grande Prairie is reminding snowmobilers once again to stay off farm land, as crops under the snow can be seriously damaged by the machines.Close to 30 per cent of the crops in the count...
Jan 30, 2020 The County is giving out up to five of these signs, free of charge, to any interested farmers to remind OHV users to stay off of farm land (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)
Conservatives lodge complaint over RCMP's refusal to probe PM's island stays
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want the RCMP watchdog to review the police force's refusal to launch a criminal investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the la...
Jan 30, 2020