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Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks
Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with attacking three Atlanta-area massage parlours and killing eight people, most of ...
Mar 18, 2021
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
WASHINGTON - Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of new conferences. Republicans still divided over former President Donald Trump's legacy are seizing on his signature campa...
Mar 18, 2021
For Biden, questions about Cuomo grow harder to ignore
NEW YORK - President Joe Biden's relentless effort to avoid the day-to-day distractions of the political world is being put to the test by the growing calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign. T...
Mar 18, 2021
Chauvin jury grows despite $27M settlement to Floyd family
MINNEAPOLIS - Concern appears to be fading that a massive settlement for George Floyd's family would derail the trial of a former police officer accused in his death, with most potential jurors saying...
Mar 18, 2021
Report on Catholic church abuse to be released in Germany
COLOGNE, Germany - A highly anticipated report commissioned by the Cologne archdiocese on church officials' handling of past cases of sexual abuse by clergy is set to be released Thursday. Cologne's a...
Mar 18, 2021
Japan to end virus emergency in Tokyo despite rebound fears
TOKYO - Japan on Thursday will approve ending a monthslong state of emergency in Tokyo set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, despite concerns of a resurgence ahead of the spring party season a...
Mar 18, 2021
Helicopter crash kills 9 Afghan troops in central province
KABUL - A helicopter crash overnight has taken the lives of at least nine Afghan military personnel in a central province, the defence ministry said Thursday. In a statement, it said that four crew me...
Mar 18, 2021
TSB to weigh in on Iran report and Nygard's bail appeal: In The News for March 18
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 18 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 18, 2021
What's at stake for the Conservatives this convention? The grassroots.
OTTAWA - If there's been one constant at Conservative conventions since the party's first in Montreal in 2005, it's been a fellow known as "Gord, from Red Deer." That's how Gord Tulk, 58, is introduce...
Mar 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021. There are 919,239 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 919,239 confirmed cases (31,600...
Mar 18, 2021