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Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers
PARIS - An administrator armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, officials said. Police union official Loic Tr...
Oct 3, 2019
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
NEW YORK - Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice-President Joe Biden. The post was removed because of...
Oct 3, 2019
Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on ‘red beret’
KAMPALA, Uganda - A popular singer who is challenging Uganda's long-time president is urging his supporters to defy a government ban on civilian use of the red beret that has become a symbol of his mo...
Oct 3, 2019
Bianca Andreescu advances to quarterfinals after 17th consecutive win
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 17th match in a row. The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., downed American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open today. The win...
Oct 3, 2019
Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - This Kiss concert is happening Down Under, all right. The rock group will play a show next month in Australia for sharks and eight fans, who will listen through underwater speake...
Oct 3, 2019
Impeachment standoff: Trump sees hoax, Dems see stonewalling
WASHINGTON - Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats on Wednesday, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defence with name-calling and expletives. Quie...
Oct 3, 2019
Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies
LISBON, Portugal - Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative politician who played a leading role in cementing democracy after Portugal's 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became president of the U.N....
Oct 3, 2019
North Korea, US say nuclear talks to resume this weekend
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations this weekend following a months-long stalemate over the withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for...
Oct 3, 2019
'You're good-looking': Ukraine's leader woos Tom Cruise
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's leader isn't just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump - he's set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too. Mission impossible? Maybe not - Cruise is studying possible Ukrain...
Oct 3, 2019
Pet piranhas, a pelican and Green Day at the rink; In-The-News for Oct. 1
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 Oct. 1. What we are watching in...
Oct 3, 2019