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Glued to the telly: English soccer returns, a nation sighs
MANCHESTER, England - English soccer's longest suspension since World War II comes to an end Wednesday, bringing the country's favourite sport back to a nation that has struggled to protect its citize...
Jun 17, 2020
National parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations next week
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister says Canadians who have campground reservations in some national parks will be allowed to pitch their tents and pull in their trailers sta...
Jun 17, 2020
Tyler Perry says he's 'exhausted' by all the hate, division
LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry wrote "we must never give up" in a heartfelt first-person essay in People magazine detailing his thoughts on racial injustice and police brutality against unarmed black peopl...
Jun 17, 2020
Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance in 'Da 5 Bloods'
NEW YORK - In the jungle of Spike Lee's sprawling and anguished "Da 5 Bloods," Delroy Lindo's titanic performance as a Vietnam veteran rises to a ferocious, even Shakespearean pinnacle. Lee's film, no...
Jun 17, 2020
Trifecta for Fonzie: A speed record, red card and Bundesliga title
Canadian international Alphonso Davies keeps raising the bar. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old Bayern Munich fullback had a roller-coaster ride with more ups than downs. Davies set a Bundesliga speed ...
Jun 17, 2020
World 100-meter champ suspended for missing drug tests
Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion in the 100-meter dash, was suspended Wednesday by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing drug tests. The AIU updated its list of athletes on provisiona...
Jun 17, 2020
Conservative leadership debate and India-China clash; In The News for June 17
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 17 ... --- ...
Jun 17, 2020
Police shootings: New Brunswick premier to meet with First Nations chiefs
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs will likely face some tough questions today when he meets with First Nations leaders. The meeting follows the deaths of two Indigenous people were...
Jun 17, 2020
Conservative party leadership hopefuls face off for the first time tonight
OTTAWA - Four federal Conservative party leadership candidates face off against each other for the first time tonight in a race that's been repeatedly upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tonight's debat...
Jun 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on June 17, 2020: There are 99,467 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,146 confirmed (includin...
Jun 17, 2020