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Quebec confirms a young bear captured near Montreal has been euthanized
MONTREAL - Quebec's Wildlife Department is confirming that a young bear that was captured after it was found wandering in a Montreal suburb on Sunday has been euthanized.The department said in an emai...
May 26, 2021
Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activist groups. The ...
May 26, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Wayne Gretzky going into hockey broadcasting with Turner Sports
Wayne Gretzky is entering the broadcasting world. The NHL's all-time leading scorer has agreed to become a studio analyst with American-based Turner Sports. The NHL reached multi-year deals with Turne...
May 26, 2021
John Warner met Liz Taylor at dinner -- with Queen Elizabeth
John Warner served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate, much of it as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, and as a centrist Republican he established himself at the center of American polit...
May 26, 2021
Grammys change rules for album of the year award
NEW YORK (AP) - The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award. The academy announced Wedn...
May 26, 2021
Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond and 'Shark Tank'
NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is going Hollywood. The online shopping giant is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, "Legally Blonde" and "Shark Tank," with the hopes of filling its video st...
May 26, 2021
3 arrested in Italy funicular crash; clamp deactivated brake
ROME (AP) - Police arrested three people Wednesday in the cable car disaster that killed 14 people in northern Italy, saying workers placed a clamp on the emergency brake to deactivate it as a patchwo...
May 26, 2021
Smith "glad for the opportunity" to play in the volleyball bubble
It is going to be a month or so inside the volleyball bubble in Rimini, Italy for Beaverlodge product Dani Smith and her teammates on Canada's women's team.They are one of 16 women's teams playing in ...
May 26, 2021
Post-COVID anxiety, future of Ontario grocery jobs : In The News for May 26
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 May 26, 2021...What we are watching in Canada ...
May 26, 2021
Climate ambition, push for electric vehicles driving down need for oil: report
OTTAWA - The expected uptake of electric vehicles and stricter measures world-wide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are the top reasons why a climate-focused research group is calling on governments...
May 26, 2021