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Canadian Press NewsAlert: WE group to stop running federal volunteer program
OTTAWA - Youth Minister Bardish Chagger says the WE organization won't manage the federal government's $900-million program to pay students and fresh graduates for volunteer work this summer. In a sta...
Jul 03, 2020

RCMP deploying more Mounties in Alberta under agreement with the province
EDMONTON - The RCMP says it will add 76 additional Mounties to Alberta this year, many of whom will serve as front-line police in rural detachments outside major municipalities.There will also be 57 n...
Jul 03, 2020

Bell to commentate and race on same day in different states
INDIANAPOLIS - Townsend Bell is putting his own unique twist on "double duty" this weekend by calling the IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before jetting to Florida to compete in the IMSA s...
Jul 03, 2020

Review: A master class by Catherine Deneuve in 'The Truth'
Family may be the great subject of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, but he doesn't draw straightforward portraits. In Kore-eda's hands, family is more malleable. He tends to shift roles around li...
Jul 03, 2020

Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film 'Songbird'
LOS ANGELES - The union that represents film actors told its members Thursday not to work on the upcoming pandemic thriller "Songbird," saying the filmmakers have not been up-front about safety measur...
Jul 03, 2020

Raptors Uprising hold off Gen.G Tigers to win 12th straight in NBA 2K League play
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC ran its win streak to 12 and clinched a playoff berth Thursday, holding off the Gen.G Tigers in an international matchup in NBA 2K League play. Toronto (12-0) cruise...
Jul 03, 2020

City of Grande Prairie partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide free swimming to over 1200 kids
The City of Grande Prairie and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grande Prairie and Area have teamed up to announce a new partnership that will allow over 1200 kids and parents to visit the Grande Prairie O...
Jul 03, 2020

Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death
ISTANBUL - A Turkish court on Friday opened the trial in absentia of two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post co...
Jul 03, 2020

Police watchdog data, Atlantic restrictions lifting; In The News for July 3
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 3 ... What ...
Jul 03, 2020

Brazilian cowboy to finish trek from Alaska to Calgary with Stampede honour
CALGARY - Brazilian long rider Filipe Masetti Leite is almost at the finish line. The 33-year-old is scheduled to complete a 3,400-kilometre journey on horseback from Alaska to Calgary today, the same...
Jul 03, 2020