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US, Europe, NATO close ranks to counter 'aggressive' China
BRUSSELS - The United States and European countries are closing ranks to respond to what the U.S. calls "aggressive and coercive" behaviour by China, days after the U.S. and its allies launched co-ord...
Mar 25, 2021
Grocery store worker narrowly escaped gunman's notice
BOULDER, Colo. - An employee of the Colorado supermarket where a gunman killed 10 people watched as the assailant opened fire and narrowly escaped his notice while joining with other bystanders in a d...
Mar 25, 2021
Colorado shooting suspect to make 1st court appearance
BOULDER, Colo. - Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday night at a candlelight vigil to remember the 10 people gunned down at a supermarket in a Colorado college town, while the 21-year-old man suspe...
Mar 25, 2021
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles in message to US
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Thursday test-fired its first ballistic missiles since President Joe Biden took office as it expands its military capabilities and increases pressure on Wash...
Mar 25, 2021
Greek Independence Day events culminate in military parade
ATHENS, Greece - Fighter jets flew by the ancient Acropolis and tanks rumbled past parliament in central Athens on Thursday as Greece's celebrations for the bicentenary of its war of independence culm...
Mar 25, 2021
Stuck ship in Egypt's Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide
ISMAILIA, Egypt - A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway i...
Mar 25, 2021
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus' origin
GENEVA - A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a y...
Mar 25, 2021
Supreme Court decision on carbon tax and hair ties for guys: In The News for March 25
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 25 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 25, 2021
Quebec 2021-22 budget to focus on economy, health and education: finance minister
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to table the province's fiscal 2021-22 budget today. Girard told reporters Tuesday the budget will focus on restarting Quebec's economy, health-care ne...
Mar 25, 2021
People infected with COVID-19 may need just one dose of vaccine, studies say
VANCOUVER - Scientists at the National Advisory Committee on Immunization are reviewing research that suggests people who have been infected with COVID-19 can turbocharge their antibodies with just on...
Mar 25, 2021