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Mississippi mayor flouts calls to resign over Floyd comments
PETAL, Miss. - A Mississippi mayor whose remarks about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody sparked outrage is resisting calls to resign, including from his own town's board of alde...
May 29, 2020
Police across US speak out against Minneapolis custody death
LOS ANGELES - Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a h...
May 29, 2020
Drugs, firearms seized in arrest of Grande Prairie men
A months-long investigation by the RCMP has led to the seizure of a large quantity of drugs, and the arrest of two Grande Prairie men.On Friday, May 22, the Grande Prairie RCMP Municipal Drug Unit, wi...
May 29, 2020
Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies t...
May 29, 2020
Jasper National Park preparing to re-open some services and facilities on June 1
Jasper National Park is preparing to re-open some services and facilities to the public on June 1.This includes day-use areas such as trails and pathways, green areas, beaches and picnic areas, boat l...
May 29, 2020
City to stop requesting sales information from local cannabis retailers
The City of Grande Prairie is looking to change the rules on cannabis reporting for retailers. At the Infrastructure Economic Development meeting on May 26, it was decided that Administration stop req...
May 29, 2020
Whyte, Marchant willing to wait one more year to cap their Olympic careers
TORONTO - Angela Whyte and Lanni Marchant hoped to write victorious final chapters of their long track and field careers at the Tokyo Games this summer. Whyte, a three-time Olympian in hurdles, planne...
May 29, 2020
French carmaker Renault announces 15,000 job cuts worldwide
PARIS - Struggling French carmaker Renault on Friday announced 15,000 job cuts worldwide as part of a 2 billion-euro cost-cutting plan over three years, as the company is in bad shape amid declining s...
May 29, 2020
USMCA poised for star turn and protests in Minneapolis; In The News for May 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 May 29 ... --- C...
May 29, 2020
'Try to set goals every day': Finding moments of positivity during the pandemic
Just over a year after picking up the guitar for the first time, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins brought his instrument to spring training in Florida but didn't get a chance to play it. At ...
May 29, 2020