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MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll
OTTAWA - A high number of undecided voters in the ongoing Conservative leadership race suggests there's room for others to catch up to, and potentially beat, front-runner Peter MacKay, says the v...
Mar 04, 2020
Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...
Mar 04, 2020
Iran says 92 dead amid 2,922 cases of the new coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 92 people amid 2,922 confirmed cases across the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced the new figures at a ne...
Mar 04, 2020
Lawyer says award-winning Iran filmmaker summoned to prison
TEHRAN, Iran - A lawyer for Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear, says he's been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence. Nasser Zarafshan told...
Mar 04, 2020
Trend-setting interest rate and something stinks; In The News for March 4
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 March 4 ... What...
Mar 04, 2020
Poll suggests MacKay has the lead in Tory leadership race but most undecided
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Peter MacKay is the favourite to win the federal Conservative leadership race, though most Canadians haven't made up their minds in the contest. The Leger Marke...
Mar 04, 2020
Shed handshakes for smiles and foot taps to avoid COVID-19 risk: doctor
VANCOUVER - "Wash your hands" has been the usual advice during flu season but "hands off" may well be the new mantra to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus as s...
Mar 04, 2020
Sex assault trial scheduled to get underway in St. Michael's College School case
TORONTO - The trial of a teen accused of sexually assaulting two students at a prestigious Toronto high school is expected to get underway today. The former student of St. Michael's College Schoo...
Mar 04, 2020
Taliban-U.S. deal a step to fragile peace, says ex-Afghan envoy to Canada
OTTAWA - Omar Samad calls the agreement reached this past weekend between the United States and the Taliban a "peace opportunity," not an actual deal. Afghanistan's former ambassador to Canada sa...
Mar 04, 2020
From pepper spray to profiling: A look at how protests have been policed in Canada
OTTAWA - RCMP Staff Sgt. Hugh Stewart did not mince words. "You have one opportunity to move up that road and clear it off or you will be arrested," he told protesters at the 1997 Asia-Pacific Economi...
Mar 04, 2020