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Committee dispute and unusual Alberta Goodwill find: In The News for Oct. 21
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 Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 21, 2020
Canada's bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert
OTTAWA - A United Nations expert says proposed Canadian legislation that would ban forcing children or adults into therapy to alter their sexual orientation or gender identity could help further LGBTQ...
Oct 21, 2020
Statistics Canada to unveil September inflation reading
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how much prices went up or down in September, with expectations for near-zero movement. The agency reported last month that the inflation-measuring con...
Oct 21, 2020
Kershaw, LA stars shine, Dodgers top Rays 8-3 in WS opener
ARLINGTON, Texas - Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to start a most strange World Series played amid the pandemic. Ker...
Oct 20, 2020
How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 - and set a lot of it on fire. Trump bought a $10 million Supe...
Oct 20, 2020
Maple Leafs sign forward Ilya Mikheyev to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs and forward Ilya Mikheyev have agreed to a two-year, US$3.29 million contract extension.The team announced the deal, which carries an average annual value of $1.645 m...
Oct 20, 2020
Twelve Grande Prairie RCMP members test positive for COVID-19
The number of cases of COVID-19 linked to the RCMP detachment in Grande Prairie has grown, while the outbreak linked to the Walmart Supercentre in the Swan City has gone down to two active cases.Corpo...
Oct 20, 2020
Déjà vu: Rashford haunts PSG as United wins 2-1 in Paris
PARIS - It was a case of dj vu as Marcus Rashford returned to haunt Paris Saint-Germain, scoring with another late winner as Manchester United won 2-1 in their opening Champions League group game on T...
Oct 20, 2020
Boater rescue prompts safety announcement from County
County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Services, along with crews from the Grovedale and Wembley Fire Departments and members of the RCMP, responded to the Smokey River on Tuesday, near where it meets...
Oct 20, 2020
Bill Cosby, now 83, grins in newly released prison mug shot
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A newly released prison mug shot shows Bill Cosby smiling with a disposable mask hanging off his face. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently updated Cosby's mug shot, s...
Oct 20, 2020