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Birds flocking to national parks in the Canadian Rockies
BANFF, Alta. - It turns out tourists aren't the only ones who love the national parks in the Canadian Rockies. Despite recent studies showing bird populations are declining in many areas of North Amer...
Jan 28, 2020
As 106 reported dead from a virus outbreak, countries look to evacuate citizens
China has confirmed more than 4,500 cases of a new form of coronavirus, with 106 deaths. Nearly all of the fatalities have been in central Hubei province, but the new total includes the first death in...
Jan 28, 2020
Inquiry into Afghanistan vet who killed family, self, to continue in Nova Scotia
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An inquiry into an Afghanistan war veteran who shot and killed three members of this family before turning the gun on himself continues today in Nova Scotia. It's the second full d...
Jan 28, 2020
A wolf is trapped and an RCMP arrest prompts warnings; In The News for Jan. 28
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 Jan. 28 ... What we are wa...
Jan 28, 2020
Germany confirms 1st case of new virus from China
BERLIN - A man confirmed as Germany's first case of the new virus that has emerged in central China is believed to have been infected by a Chinese colleague who visited his workplace, authorities said...
Jan 28, 2020
In #metoo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass
DENVER - Folded conveniently into the narratives about his "complicated past" was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could've wrecked him. It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a hotel....
Jan 28, 2020
Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin. In a statement issued on ...
Jan 28, 2020
'Palm Springs' sets a new Sundance record in $17.5M sale
PARK CITY, Utah - The "Groundhog Day"-esque comedy "Palm Springs," by Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island, has set a new acquisition record at the Sundance Film Festival by 69 cents. The indie distribu...
Jan 27, 2020
Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog
CALABASAS, Calif. - A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authoritie...
Jan 27, 2020
J.T. Miller, Thatcher Demko lead Canucks to ninth straight home win, beat Blues
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored a pair of second-period goals as the Vancouver Canucks fought back from an early deficit to defeat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 Monday night. Bo Horvat also scored into an em...
Jan 27, 2020