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Trump's ban on travel from Europe poses questions for Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America's door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe - a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should i...
Mar 12, 2020

German intel puts part of far-right party under surveillance
BERLIN - Germany's domestic intelligence agency says it is formally placing parts of the far-right Alternative for Germany party under surveillance after classifying it as extremist. Thomas Haldenwang...
Mar 12, 2020

A high-profile diagnosis and Canadian leaders to meet; In The News for March 12
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 12 ... Wha...
Mar 12, 2020

Prosecutors question credibility of Kalen Schlatter at his murder trial
TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of killing a young woman denied Tuesday that he led her to a secluded area, forced himself on her and left her dead body crumpled at the bottom of a stairwell. Prosecut...
Mar 12, 2020

Trudeau to announce COVID-19 aid measures Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing numbers of Canadians infected with the new coronavirus and to help worke...
Mar 12, 2020

Groups ask why strychnine banned against gophers but not for killing wolves
Environmental groups are wondering why Ottawa wants to ban farmers from killing gophers with strychnine but plans to allow provincial governments to use it against wolves. "All of the c...
Mar 12, 2020

Try, try again: Manitoba Tories blocked from tabling budget back at legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is to try again today to introduce its budget after the Opposition blocked it from being tabled. The Progressive Conservatives planned to introduce its annual s...
Mar 12, 2020

Rome-based UN food agency grapples with Italian coronavirus lockdown
OTTAWA - These days, no roads lead to Rome for David Beasley. The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program made that clear on a trip to Ottawa this week, where he was trying to rais...
Mar 12, 2020

Labour, biz leaders urge federal-provincial common front on COVID-19 impact
OTTAWA - Canada's largest labour organization and the group that bills itself as the voice of business in this country have set aside their differences to jointly confront the economic ...
Mar 12, 2020

Indigenous leaders to meet with premiers, Trudeau
OTTAWA - Leaders of Canada's national Indigenous organizations say they hope talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers will lead to greater movement on implementing the&...
Mar 12, 2020