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Trump, on 1st death from virus in US: 'No reason to panic"
WASHINGTON - Seeking to reassure the American public, President Donald Trump said there was "no reason to panic" as the new coronavirus claimed its first victim inside the U.S. The White House also an...
Mar 01, 2020
Rain, art and winter wonderlands at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS - Haunting music greeted drizzled-on VIP guests, including singer Janelle Mone, who braved torrential rains in Paris to get to Valentino's experimental fashion show near the Invalides monument o...
Mar 01, 2020
Virus fears close down France's famed Louvre Museum
PARIS - The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France's Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its famous trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum's flow of tourist...
Mar 01, 2020
Attacks on Indian journalists highlight growing intolerance
NEW DELHI - Reporting in India has never been without its risks, but journalists say attacks on the media during last week's deadly communal riots between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi show the situ...
Mar 01, 2020
Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity
WASHINGTON - Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday. Th...
Mar 01, 2020
Biden fights for momentum in Democrats' shifting primary
SELMA, Ala. - An emboldened Joe Biden tried to cast himself as the clear moderate alternative to progressive Bernie Sanders on Sunday as the Democrats' shrinking presidential field raced toward Super ...
Mar 01, 2020
There's no 'quick fix' in B.C. pipeline talks: government liaison says
SMITHERS, B.C. - Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs met for a second day with senior government ministers over a pipeline dispute that's sparked protests and economic disruptions, but one p...
Mar 01, 2020
B.C. says woman who travelled from Iran is the province's eighth case of COVID-19
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has confirmed a new presumptive positive case of the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry sa...
Mar 01, 2020
Ministers, Wet'suwet'en chief optimistic as talks continue for third day
SMITHERS, B.C. - A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief and senior government ministers said Saturday they remained optimistic that talks will break an impasse over a pipeline dispute that has sparked widesp...
Mar 01, 2020
Wet'suwet'en supporters of pipeline don't think their message is being heard
SMITHERS, B.C. - Bonnie George walked out of the Office of the Wet'suwet'en holding her hands up in the air in a triumphant gesture. Just hours earlier, the Wet'suwet'en matriarch and former Coastal G...
Mar 01, 2020