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Q&A: Teen 'black-ish' star Miles Brown releases debut album
LOS ANGELES - Miles Brown says playing Jack Johnson on the hit comedy series "black-ish" inspired him to speak out about equality and social justice through his art. He does just that on his debut hip...
Nov 13, 2020
Grande Prairie RCMP seek assistance in locating missing 20-year-old
UPDATE Nov. 16: Grande Prairie RCMP say Janae Trecartin has been located, and is safe and unharmed.The Grande Prairie RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in locating 20-year-old Janae Trecartin...
Nov 13, 2020
Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission
Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equ...
Nov 13, 2020
StatCan survey finds one in three businesses on edge as second wave crashes
OTTAWA - A new survey from Statistics Canada finds nearly one-third of businesses do not know how long they can continue under existing conditions brought by the second wave of COVID-19. The survey sa...
Nov 13, 2020
Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM
MIAMI - Kim Ng became the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues when she was hired Friday as general manager of the Miami Marlins. Ng is believed to be the first female gen...
Nov 13, 2020
Zverev denies domestic abuse allegations: 'Not who I am'
LONDON - German tennis player Alexander Zverev gave a more detailed denial of domestic abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend, saying Friday "that's not who I am." Olga Sharypova said last mont...
Nov 13, 2020
Change of power in the U.S. an opportunity for Canada's immigration goals: minister
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says he sees opportunity for Canada's immigration system with a new president of the United States. Incoming president Joe Biden has taken a...
Nov 13, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Hydro-Québec over plan for new transmission line
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Hydro-Qubec has the right to construct a new electric-power transmission line along an existing corridor running from the Quebec City area to Laval. The story...
Nov 13, 2020
Day 1 of city budget talks includes discussion about roads, the Mobile Outreach Program, reserve funds, and soccer
City Council will have more discussion about road-building plans on Day 2 of budget talks Friday.Currently, $11 million has been set aside for the road rehabilitation plan for 2021.Councillor Wade Pil...
Nov 13, 2020
Quebec considers closing schools to slow COVID transmission: In The News for Nov. 13
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 Nov. 13 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...
Nov 13, 2020