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Amy Coney Barrett has book deal with conservative imprint
NEW YORK - Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book deal with a Penguin Random House imprint, The Associated Press has learned. Adrian Zackheim, who heads the conservative Sentinel imprint, ...
Apr 20, 2021
Military: Chadian president killed after 30 years in power
N'DJAMENA, Chad - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the military an...
Apr 20, 2021
Latino groups want DOJ probe of shooting by Chicago police
CHICAGO - Latino lawyers and community leaders on Tuesday will ask the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Chicago police officer. The group also will cal...
Apr 20, 2021
US Ambassador in Moscow heads home for consultations
MOSCOW - The U.S. ambassador in Moscow said Tuesday he will head home for consultations - a move that comes after the Kremlin prodded him to take a break after Washington and Moscow traded sanctions. ...
Apr 20, 2021
Oxford-AstraZeneca shots and deliberations in Chauvin trial: In The News for April 20
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 April 20, 2021 ...What we are watching in Cana...
Apr 20, 2021
Ontario, Alberta follow Manitoba, B.C. in giving AstraZeneca vaccine to 40 and up
Younger Canadians in several provinces are now able to get the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Starting today, those aged 40 and over in Ontario and Alberta can get the shot. Previously, the mini...
Apr 20, 2021
B.C. to table budget that's expected to deal with COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will table a budget today that outlines its economic plan after feeling the full force of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year. B.C.'s last budget was ...
Apr 20, 2021
Quebec judge to rule today on challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court is expected to rule today on a challenge to the province's law that bans certain public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job. Four separate lawsu...
Apr 20, 2021
Former B.C. premier to testify at money laundering hearing today
VANCOUVER - Former premier Christy Clark is scheduled to testify today at British Columbia's inquiry into money laundering. She is among a number of former cabinet ministers who are on the witness lis...
Apr 20, 2021
Queen enters 'twilight' of reign after farewell to Philip
LONDON - Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday on Wednesday and, in coming months, the celebrations marking her 70 yea...
Apr 20, 2021