Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Snaring expert defends cougar trapper
A man posing with a trapped cougar has stirred up some social media backlash, but a trapping expert thinks the criticism is unfair. Wrangler Hamm, the president of the Saskatchewan Trappers Associatio...
Jan 08, 2020 (Saskatchewan Trappers Association/Facebook)
Car bomb kills 3, wounds 6 at checkpoint in Somali capital
NAIROBI, Kenya - A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Wednesday morning, killing three people and wounding six others, a local official said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremis...
Jan 08, 2020
New poll suggests Tories know what they want in a new leader but not whom to pick
OTTAWA - A new poll finds Conservative voters are far more sure about what they want in a new leader for their party than they are about who should fill that job. A Leger Marketing survey suggest...
Jan 08, 2020
Canadians unharmed in Iraq and out-of-this world cookies; In The News for Jan. 8
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 Jan. 8: What we are watching in...
Jan 08, 2020
Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires
CANBERRA, Australia - Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that...
Jan 08, 2020
Australian PM's leadership criticized during wildfire crisis
CANBERRA, Australia - As his country burned, Australia's prime minister was cursed and jeered out of a town, called an "idiot," a "moron" and worse, and skewered at home and abroad for his dismissive ...
Jan 08, 2020
Family's fortress no match for rapacious Australian fires
BALMORAL, Australia - With flames climbing as high as a 15-story building and menacing his supposedly fireproof home on three sides, Justin Kam ran to the laundry room and opened the door. Inside was ...
Jan 08, 2020
Killing of Iran general risks US gains against Islamic State
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's national security team knew that killing Iran's most powerful general could hurt efforts to mop up and head off any revival of the Islamic State militant group - ...
Jan 08, 2020
EU promises to try to save Iran nuclear deal despite setback
BRUSSELS - The European Union said Wednesday it "will spare no efforts" in its attempts to keep alive an international deal preventing Iran from developing atomic weapons. EU Commission President Ursu...
Jan 08, 2020
Streaming companies like Netflix will have to fund Canadian content: CRTC chair
OTTAWA - Canada's broadcast and telecom regulator says it's inevitable that foreign media companies streaming content into Canada, including Netflix and Amazon, will have to make an "equitable" contri...
Jan 08, 2020
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