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Vancouver resident finds lost teddy bear containing her mother's voice recording
VANCOUVER - Mara Soriano has spent the last four days checking the alleys and dumpsters of Vancouver's West End, putting up posters and answering multitudes of emails and tweets, hoping she'd fin...
Jul 29, 2020

Pharrell, Beastie Boys, RZA, halftime show score Emmy nods
NEW YORK - Grammy-winners including Pharrell Williams, the Beastie Boys and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor have a chance of winning their first-ever honours at the Emmy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez and...
Jul 29, 2020

Officials: US is bringing 6,400 troops home from Germany
WASHINGTON - Spurred on by President Donald Trump's demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,400 to other countries in Europe, U.S. defence o...
Jul 29, 2020

'Appalled' Cuomo to investigate crowded Chainsmokers concert
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's governor says he is "appalled" by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons concert featuring electronic music duo The Chainsmokers over the weekend. Gov. A...
Jul 29, 2020

Enbridge Q2 earnings slip as revenues plunge 40 per cent due to COVID aftermath
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. is reporting that its net income slipped to $1.65 billion in the second quarter on a 40 per cent drop in revenues due to lower crude oil prices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jul 29, 2020

Ex-Indiana Gov. Kernan, who was a Vietnam POW, dies at 74
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics and was thrust into the state's top office when his predecessor suffered a deadly stroke, died Wednesday a...
Jul 29, 2020

Local music students awarded internationally for compositions
Two students from Music for Young Children in Grande Prairie were honoured last month for their creating some successful pieces of music.Students Rachael Smith and Lucas Armstrong both had their piano...
Jul 29, 2020

UK judge holds hearing in Meghan's lawsuit against newspaper
LONDON - A judge in London is hearing the latest stage on Wednesday of the Duchess of Sussex's privacy-infringement lawsuit against a British newspaper, as Meghan tries to keep the names of five of he...
Jul 29, 2020

Fewer troops in Middle East and a childhood dream comes true; In The News for July 29
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 29 ... What...
Jul 29, 2020

Protest changes to public thanks after N.S. victims' families obtain inquiry
HALIFAX - The announcement Tuesday of a public inquiry into the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has transformed a protest march planned for today into an event to thank the public for its support. ...
Jul 29, 2020