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Canary Islands hotel quarantined after virus confirmed
MADRID - A tourist hotel in the Canary Islands was placed in quarantine Tuesday after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new coronavirus, evidence that the epicenter of the outbre...
Feb 25, 2020
Egypt state TV: Ex-President Mubarak has died at 91
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forces by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that...
Feb 25, 2020
Virus closes doors at Armani, but other Milan shows go on
MILAN - After Giorgio Armani's last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theatre due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's runway shows scheduled for Sunday are to ...
Feb 25, 2020
Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
ANKARA, Turkey - Nine people were killed in eastern Turkey by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake early Sunday morning, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. The quake centred just east across the borde...
Feb 25, 2020
Train service to resume and the Leaning Tower of Dallas; In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 25 ... What...
Feb 25, 2020
B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...
Feb 25, 2020
End of blockade in central Ontario clears way for train service to resume
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - A police operation that saw officers descend on a rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in central Ontario and arrest several protesters has cleare...
Feb 25, 2020
Alberta legislature to resume with throne speech, tabling of blockade bill
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are returning to the legislature with a promise of new legislation targeting protesters who set up blockades. Premier Jason Kenney says he plans to table ...
Feb 25, 2020
Race to form Malaysian gov't heats up, eyes on Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - After months of resisting pressure to hand over the premiership to his named successor, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad finally quit this week. But in a confounding ...
Feb 25, 2020
Tyler Toffoli scores twice, Canucks beat Bruins 9-3
VANCOUVER - Less than a week after the first trade of his career, Tyler Toffoli is settling in nicely with the Vancouver Canucks. "It feels good," said the right winger, who scored his 19th and 20th g...
Feb 24, 2020