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UK police say Johnson aide made 'minor' lockdown rule breach
LONDON - British police said Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's adviser Dominic Cummings likely broke the rules by travelling away from home during lockdown, but will not face further action...
May 28, 2020
Bike sales in Grande Prairie sky rocket during COVID-19
Bike sales in Grande Prairie and across the Province of Alberta have taken a big hike during COVID-19.With COVID-19 providing more free time for folks, seemingly more people around the region have tak...
May 28, 2020
Nissan to close Indonesia, Spain auto plants after losses
TOKYO - Nissan announced Thursday it will close two auto plants, in Spain and Indonesia, as it sank into the red for the first time in 11 years after the coronavirus pandemic sent global demand plungi...
May 28, 2020
Retaliation after Meng ruling and Trump on Twitter; In The News for May 28
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 28 ... --- C...
May 28, 2020
'It is our culture:' Chief says Manitoba First Nation going ahead with powwow
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba chief says his community will hold its annual powwow next month even if provincial public-health orders continue to limit the size of public gatherings. "It is our cult...
May 28, 2020
USMCA poised for star turn in trade spotlight as White House sours on China
WASHINGTON - If trade deals were football players, Canada's agreement with the United States and Mexico would have been considered a second-stringer a year ago compared to President Donald Trump's ori...
May 28, 2020
Legal experts weigh in on Meng Wanzhou decision from B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A loss in court for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has prompted another round of legal arguments in her attempt to avoid extradition to the United States on fraud charges. Ass...
May 28, 2020
Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law
BEIJING - China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain. The National People's Congress appro...
May 28, 2020
Sam Johnson, ex-Texas GOP congressman and Vietnam POW, dies
Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, a military pilot who spent years at a prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving more than two decades in Congress, died Wednesday at age 89. The conservative Republican,...
May 27, 2020
Wetaskiwin court sentences former Peace Region man in Galahad, Alberta murder case
WARNING: Some of the details of this story are graphic. Discretion is advised.A life sentence with no chance of parole for 17 years has been handed to a man originally from the Peace after a murder ne...
May 27, 2020