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N.C. farm rents out miniature donkey to crash video calls
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. - A miniature donkey named Mambo is getting some online love in North Carolina, where a farm is getting in on the idea of having animals spice up tedious virtual meetings during the...
Apr 20, 2020
`Handmaid's Tale,' Harry Potter on challenged books list
NEW YORK - Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family rabbit of Vice-President Mike Pence, and classics by J.K. Rowling and Margaret Atwood were among the books that recei...
Apr 20, 2020
Probe into mass killing in Nova Scotia continues as province grapples with the violence
Investigators are continuing to piece together one of Canada's deadliest mass killings, which saw a man who at one point donned a police uniform slay 16 people as he travelled across northern Nova Sco...
Apr 20, 2020
Outpouring of grief occurring in Nova Scotia after mass shooting tragedy
HALIFAX - There is an outpouring of grief across Nova Scotia today as the names of victims of a weekend mass killing begin to emerge, ranging from a nurse to a teacher to an RCMP officer. The presiden...
Apr 20, 2020
Miami police disperse crowd by David Guetta's relief concert
MIAMI - Police said they dispersed crowds violating social distancing guidelines during David Guetta's coronavirus relief concert in Miami. There were no arrests made when police broke up groups on th...
Apr 20, 2020
Companies continue cuts in the oilpatch amid low oil prices in wake of pandemic
CALGARY - The cuts in the oil patch are continuing as companies adjust to lower oil prices in the wake of the pandemic.Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. and McCoy Global Inc.both announced job cuts, redu...
Apr 20, 2020
Probe into mass killing in Nova Scotia continues as province grapples with the violence
Investigators are continuing to piece together one of Canada's deadliest mass killings, which saw a man who at one point donned a police uniform slay 16 people as he travelled across northern Nova Sco...
Apr 20, 2020
Beekeepers facing setbacks as travel restrictions delay temporary foreign workers
Travel bans, restrictions and flight cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are making it difficult for beekeepers and other agricultural operations to bring their temporary foreign workers in....
Apr 20, 2020 Moondance Honey Inc. / Facebook
Nova Scotia massacre and COVID Commons wrangle; In The News for April 20
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 April 20 ... &nb...
Apr 20, 2020
Lack of deal sets stage for House of Commons to re-open today amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is poised to re-open today despite the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to an impasse between the four main political parties. The Liberals announced Sunday that they had an agre...
Apr 20, 2020