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Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen as restrictions loosen
ATLANTA - Some Georgia restaurants were reopening for limited dine-in service Monday as the state continued a loosening of coronavirus restrictions, but many chose to remain closed for the time being....
Apr 27, 2020
Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta forced evacuations and the complete closure of Fort McMurray's downtown core early Monday. A boil water advisory for a...
Apr 27, 2020
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a dispute over New York City's former ban on transporting guns. The justices threw out a challenge from gun rights g...
Apr 27, 2020
Man charged in drive-by shooting at 'Duck Dynasty' estate
WEST MONROE, La. - A man was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting at the Louisiana estate of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson. Daniel King Jr. was booked into a correctional centre afte...
Apr 27, 2020
Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms
NEW YORK - In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one sli...
Apr 27, 2020
King's Day at Home: Dutch monarch's birthday muted by virus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch national birthday party for their king was a muted affair Monday, dubbed King's Day at Home because of coronavirus restrictions. King Willem-Alexander was celebratin...
Apr 27, 2020
Wage subsidies and crisis lines in crisis ; In The News for April 27
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 27 ... ---...
Apr 27, 2020
Crisis lines face volunteer, cash crunch even as COVID-19 drives surge in calls
OTTAWA - Despite a surge in demand due to COVID-19, many distress centres across Canada are dangerously close to folding thanks to major declines in both volunteers and revenue. Stephanie MacKendrick,...
Apr 27, 2020
Lawyers and advocates ponder the future of the jury system with COVID-19
CALGARY - The president of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers is worried the justice system will try to delay jury trials as it deals with COVID-19 at the expense of the r...
Apr 27, 2020
1-eyed squirrel with Instagram account is returned to nature
LAFAYETTE, La. - A one-eyed squirrel that gained a social media following is being returned to nature. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries took Willamina the squirrel from Emily Istre...
Apr 26, 2020