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Demanding a massacre inquiry and teddy come back:In The News for July 27
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 July 27. What we are watching in Canada ... HA...
Jul 27, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Toronto Blue Jays set to make Buffalo their home in 2020: AP source
The Toronto Blue Jays will play home games at their triple-A affiliate's stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. this season, a source tells the Associated Press. Canada's lone Major League Baseball team was fo...
Jul 27, 2020

Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
PARIS - Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of "Gone With the Wind," but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged a...
Jul 27, 2020

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods jump 7.3% in June
WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a solid 7.3% in June, the second big monthly gain as manufacturing tries to climb out of a spring slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic...
Jul 27, 2020

Lawyer claims Depp was misogynistic abuser of ex-wife Heard
LONDON - A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their relationship, committing acts of violence fueled by misogyny and unleashed by addiction to...
Jul 27, 2020

First three pieces of election reform package passes in Alberta
The United Conservative Party is rolling out a multi-piece democratic election reform package. The first pieces of legislation were passed and received royal assent on Thursday, July 23.The first piec...
Jul 27, 2020

10-year jail sentence after Central Peace shots fired incident
Alberta Justice says an October 2018 incident in the Spirit River that involved gunfire and stolen vehicles has led to a 10-year prison sentence for the man charged.Ian Preston Letendre, who had no fi...
Jul 27, 2020

AUMA President displeased with provincial changes to local elections act
Alberta's representative body for its urban municipalities is disappointed the province has gone ahead with certain changes to legislation that governs municipal elections, going as far as to say the ...
Jul 27, 2020

Sporting KC denies Vancouver's upset bid, advances on PKs
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Tim Melia made two saves during the penalty shootout, Gianluca Busio scored the deciding penalty and Sporting Kansas City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on penalties after t...
Jul 26, 2020

Canadian Chris Johnston captures first career Bassmaster Elite tournament win
CLAYTON, N.Y. - Consistency helped Canadian Chris Johnston capture a historic SiteOne Bassmaster Elite tournament victory. Johnston, 31, posted a final five-fish limit of 22 pounds 12 ounces...
Jul 26, 2020