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Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
VENICE, Italy - One of only four oar makers for Venice's famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, despairing ...
Nov 18, 2019
3rd record tide enters Venice as Italy hit with snow, rain
VENICE, Italy - Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to ...
Nov 18, 2019
Pelosi invites Trump to testify as new witnesses prepare
WASHINGTON - Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnes...
Nov 18, 2019
One year on, Federal government says most oil-and-gas bailout money has been issued
OTTAWA -- Canada's $1.6-billion bailout for Alberta's battered oil industry is well underway, but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what.Almost $1 billion of the package ...
Nov 18, 2019 Oil Sand -- The Canadian Press
Cold, stormy winter forecast across much of Canada, The Weather Network predicts
It's going to be a long, cold and messy winter across much of Canada, according to the seasonal forecast released Monday by the Weather Network. November has already brought historically early snowfal...
Nov 18, 2019
"Sensory Santa" coming to Park Place Mall for those with sensory disabilities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Getting to sit on Santa's lap is the dream for most kids, but for some, the whole experience can be overwhelming.That is why Park Place Mall is welcoming Sensory Santa on Sunday, Nove...
Nov 18, 2019 Santa's setup at Park Place Mall. (Supplied by Manisha Opinko)
Chicago teachers approve contract deal that ended strike
Chicago teachers on Friday approved the contract deal that ended an 11-day strike and includes pay raises, $35 million to enforce limits on class sizes and a pledge to supply each school with a nurse ...
Nov 18, 2019
The big chill and a royal visitor; In-The-News for Nov. 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 Nov. 18. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...
Nov 18, 2019
Inquiry into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family begins today
HALIFAX - An inquiry begins today in the case of Lionel Desmond, the Afghan war veteran who bought a rifle and killed his mother, wife and daughter before turning the weapon on himself in early 2...
Nov 18, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, king of Jordan to meet in Ottawa Monday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets today with the king of Jordan. It is King Abdullah II's fifth visit to Canada in his twenty years on the throne of the Middle Eastern country. Th...
Nov 18, 2019