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DiCaprio's Earth Alliance gives $3M to Australia fire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's Earth Alliance environmental organization will donate $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. The foundation said Thursday that it has started the Au...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020
After a month in Australia, two Manitoba fire experts arrive home
WINNIPEG - In his 38 years as a conservation officer, Gerry Rosset has never seen anything like the wildfires he helped battle during his five-week stint in Australia. Rosset and Andrew Prok...
Jan 11, 2020
FBI is trying to catch a "bad wig bandit" in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The FBI is asking the public's help in catching a so-called "bad wig bandit" who's been robbing banks in North Carolina. The FBI said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect wore...
Jan 11, 2020
Boeser scores twice in Canucks' 6-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Saturday. Boeser had two goals and Bo Horvat and J.T. Mil...
Jan 11, 2020
Pair in alleged Via plot urge Supreme Court to deny hearing in terror case
OTTAWA - Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court's decision to order a new trial. In newly filed&nbs...
Jan 11, 2020
12 migrants dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's coast guard said 12 migrants were found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others were rescued after their boat took on water and sank Saturday. A search for more survivors was la...
Jan 11, 2020
Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women's hockey team, Ryan takes over
CALGARY - Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change. Less than three months out from the women's world hockey championship in...
Jan 11, 2020
Officials: 3 dead in Alabama, bringing storm death toll to 7
BENTON, La. - The National Weather Service reports three storm-related deaths in Alabama, bringing the number of people killed following severe storms to at least seven. The National Weather Service i...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020