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Airline turbulence and more places opening up in Ontario; In The News for July 7
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 7 ... What ...
Jul 07, 2020
Bear Creek Folk Festival plans to launch "Un-Festival" in response to festival cancellation
With COVID-19 forcing the cancellation of the annual Bear Creek Folk Festival scheduled to take place at Muskoseepi Park from August 14-16, the festival has decided to launch it's the first ever "Un-F...
Jul 07, 2020
Turbulence in Canadian opinion on airlines COVID-19 response: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests turbulence ahead for airlines seeking public support for their current COVID-19 plans. Seventy-two per cent of Canadians surveyed say they're not comfortable flying since ...
Jul 07, 2020
Death toll from flooding in Japan rises to 50, dozen missing
TOKYO - Japan's disaster management agency says the death toll from recent flooding has risen to 50 and at least a dozen others are still missing. Pounding rain since late Friday in Japan's southern r...
Jul 06, 2020
California Assembly delays session after virus outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A coronavirus outbreak in the California Legislature has indefinitely delayed the state Assembly's return to work from a scheduled summer recess, highlighting the rapid spread of ...
Jul 06, 2020
Mobility scooter stolen from JPBG parking lot
On Thursday, July 2, an unknown man stole a mobility scooter from our parking lot in downtown Grande Prairie that belongs to one of our team members, Scott Maitland.The scooter was stolen at around 5:...
Jul 06, 2020
Province tables bill to modernize Alberta’s health care system
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is proposing legislation that would accelerate approvals of private clinics in order to get more surgeries done.It's one of the changes proposed in the Health Statute...
Jul 06, 2020
Buffet decision shows LNG projects on shaky political, economic ground: report
OTTAWA - Legendary investor Warren Buffett's decision to walk away from a proposed export terminal for liquefied natural gas in Quebec is being held up in a new report as a sign that the LNG sector in...
Jul 06, 2020
Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder ...
Jul 06, 2020
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," Bottoms, a potential ...
Jul 06, 2020