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MINNEAPOLIS - Concern appears to be fading that a massive settlement for George Floyd's family would derail the trial of a former police officer accused in his death, with most potential jurors saying...

COLOGNE, Germany - A highly anticipated report commissioned by the Cologne archdiocese on church officials' handling of past cases of sexual abuse by clergy is set to be released Thursday. Cologne's a...

TOKYO - Japan on Thursday will approve ending a monthslong state of emergency in Tokyo set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, despite concerns of a resurgence ahead of the spring party season a...

KABUL - A helicopter crash overnight has taken the lives of at least nine Afghan military personnel in a central province, the defence ministry said Thursday. In a statement, it said that four crew me...

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 18 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

LEDUC, Alta. - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a teen who was attacked in her classroom is to appear in court today. Dylan Thomas Pountney, who is 19, is accused of killing 17-y...

OTTAWA - If there's been one constant at Conservative conventions since the party's first in Montreal in 2005, it's been a fellow known as "Gord, from Red Deer." That's how Gord Tulk, 58, is introduce...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021. There are 919,239 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 919,239 confirmed cases (31,600...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 138,091 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,409,...

OTTAWA - The Transportation Safety Board, Canada's air-safety investigator, says it will comment this morning on a report from Iran on the downing of a passenger jet by its military in January 2020. T...