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New York congressman says Biden, Trudeau to talk plan for Canada-U.S. border at G7
WASHINGTON - A New York congressman says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss plans to reopen the Canada-U.S. border when they meet on the margins of the G7 summit. Rep. ...
Jun 10, 2021
Tourism Industry Association calls for safe border reopening
OTTAWA, ON - The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) wants the Canada-U.S. border to be reopened.Earlier this week, the TIAC launched its campaign to call on the federal government to reopen...
Jun 10, 2021
ATB Financial raises outlook for economic growth in Alberta
CALGARY - ATB Financial is raising its outlook for economic growth in Alberta this year because of higher-than-expected oil prices, rising vaccination rates and a strong recovery in the U.S.It says it...
Jun 10, 2021
Iran sends warships to Atlantic amid Venezuela concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, Iran's state TV reported on Thursday, ...
Jun 10, 2021
Canada's opinions of U.S. markedly higher with Biden in White House, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadians have a far more positive view of the United States and its place in the world now that Joe Biden is president, a new poll suggests - the polar opposite of how they felt at the e...
Jun 10, 2021
Go for a dip: Stan Siwik Pool in Lethbridge reopens to the public
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Stan Siwik Pool reopens as of today.June 10 also marks the start of Stage 2 of Alberta's "Open for Summer Plan". READ MORE: More COVID restrictions lifted in Alberta as Stage 2 st...
Jun 10, 2021
More COVID restrictions lifted in Alberta as Stage 2 starts Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thursday, June 10 marks the beginning of Stage 2 of Alberta's "Open for Summer Plan", the three-staged approach to lifting restrictions.The following public health measures are being ...
Jun 10, 2021
Pope rejects German cardinal's resignation, urges reform
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis refused Thursday to accept the resignation offered by German Cardinal Reinhard Marx over the sex abuse scandal in the church, but said a process of reform was necessary and th...
Jun 10, 2021
Myanmar military plane crash kills 12, including senior monk
BANGKOK (AP) - A well-known senior Buddhist monk was among at least 12 people who died when a plane belonging to Myanmar's military crashed Thursday in the country's central Mandalay region, state med...
Jun 10, 2021
Loosening COVID restrictions, Trudeau leaves for G7 summit: In The News for June 10
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 June 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 10, 2021