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US home prices gains accelerate in October for 2nd month
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose faster in October than the previous month as many would-be buyers competed for a limited supply of available properties. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city h...
Dec 31, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Canadian men's hockey team captures Spengler Cup
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada has won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the past five years. The national men's hockey team defeated Trinec Ocelari of the Czech Republic 4-0 in the final of t...
Dec 31, 2019
Quebec's pot age and Sask.'s microdistillery industry; In The News for Dec. 31
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 Dec. 31. What we are watching in Canada ... MO...
Dec 31, 2019
Saskatchewan microdistilleries focus on homegrown recipes for spirits
REGINA - The grains grown in Saskatchewan's fertile farmland have become the not-so-secret ingredient behind some one-of-a-kind vodka, gin and whisky. In recent years, microdistilling i...
Dec 31, 2019
Quebec raising legal age for cannabis to 21, the strictest in the country
MONTREAL - Quebecers under the age of 21 won't be able to buy or possess recreational cannabis as of Wednesday, ushering in the toughest age restrictions in the country since pot was legaliz...
Dec 31, 2019
Late winner sinks Clippers in Powell River
POWELL RIVER - For more than 55 minutes nobody scored.But a late power play rebound goal by Ethan Schmunk broke a scoreless deadlock and gave the Kings a 1-0 victory over the Clippers.A power play dis...
Dec 30, 2019 A power play marker with under five minutes to play game the Kings a 1-0 win over Nanaimo. (Gary Dorland)
Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end
NEW YORK - An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, thoug...
Dec 30, 2019
North Korean leader calls for 'military countermeasures'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for active "diplomatic and military countermeasures" to preserve the country's security in a lengthy speech at a key political co...
Dec 30, 2019
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - When the European Union started funneling millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the money came with EU promises to improve detention ce...
Dec 30, 2019
China has pain pill addicts too, but no one's counting them
SHANGHAI - Wu Yi was supposed to die. At age 26, his cancer was spreading. His doctor gave him five years to live and a prescription for OxyContin. Six years later, he was still alive. And still takin...
Dec 30, 2019