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January 23, 2020

Canadian police spent $1.5 million to track down fugitives wanted in series of killings

Police in Canada say they spent around $1.5 million to track down a pair of fugitives suspected of killing three people in British Columbia last summer.

January 21, 2020

Canadian military deployed after blizzard buries Newfoundland in record-breaking snowfall

Members of the armed forces in Canada are now armed with shovels to help residents in Newfoundland dig out from a monster blizzard over the weekend that led to a state of emergency to be declared for five days. 

January 21, 2020

Skeletal remains found in California national park are those of Canadian hiker who went missing in 2018, officials say

Park officials in California confirmed last week that the “skeletal remains” found in Joshua Tree National Park last month belong to that of a Canadian man who disappeared while on a hiking trip with his wife in July 2018.

January 20, 2020

Major blizzard buries cars, homes in more than 12 inches of snow in Newfoundland: report

Canada’s easternmost province was buried under 30 inches of snow Friday – a record for the most snow in 24 hours – as residents of the provincial capital of St. Johns struggled to clear snow drifts of 12 to 15 feet high left in the wake of the storm, a published report said.

January 17, 2020

Most Canadians don’t want to pay for Harry and Meghan to live there

Most Canadians are fine with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle setting up home in the Great White North — as long as they don’t have to pay for it, a new poll shows.

January 17, 2020

Meghan Markle's UK citizenship application potentially in jeopardy if royal couple moves to Canada: reports

Meghan Markle’s application for British citizenship could reportedly be in jeopardy if she and Prince Harry move to Canada as part of their plan to step down as senior royals.

January 16, 2020

Canadian police seek child predator who was accidentally set free

Canadian authorities are looking for a convicted child predator who was accidentally released while he was awaiting trial for sex assault and death threats sometime between Friday and Saturday. 

January 16, 2020

Grisham on top Dems knocking China trade deal: They hate Trump 'more than they love this country'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democratic Party's unwillingness to acknowledge the significance of the landmark United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and China trade deal shows that they hate President Trump more than they love their country, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday.

January 15, 2020

5 Pakistani businessmen indicted over alleged scheme to export US goods for nuclear weapons program

Five Pakistani businessmen were indicted in federal court Wednesday for their alleged roles in smuggling U.S.-origin supplies into Pakistan to support the country’s nuclear program.

January 15, 2020

Canadian zoo cancels penguin walk due to 'extreme cold weather conditions'

It's even too cold for the birds.