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Ottawa's finances and a ban on puppies from Ukraine; In The News for July 8
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 8 ... What ...
Jul 08, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Assault on 71-year-old security guard deserves extra punishment
KAMLOOPS - MEDIA HAVE A BAD HABIT of stereotyping older folks as helpless; others have an equally bad habit of stereotyping them as irrelevant.Anybody over the age of 59 is, in the eyes of reporters w...
Jul 08, 2020
Doctor likes hub plans, but says CFL and other leagues still face issues
TORONTO - Even if the CFL plays an abbreviated '20 season in a hub city under the strictest of health-and-safety guidelines, an infectious diseases doctor believes there will still be positi...
Jul 08, 2020
Ban federal use of facial-recognition tools, groups urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Dozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enfo...
Jul 08, 2020
Depp cross-examined in libel case over Heard 'abuser' label
LONDON - Johnny Depp faced a second day of cross-examination Wednesday by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a "wife beater." Depp i...
Jul 08, 2020
B.C. city in rare position to redefine policing amid calls for defunding
SURREY, B.C. - One of British Columbia's largest cities is in a unique position to redefine policing at a time when anti-racism advocates are calling for an overhaul. Surrey was in...
Jul 08, 2020
B.C. city in rare position to redefine policing amid calls for defunding
SURREY, B.C. - One of British Columbia's largest cities is in a unique position to redefine policing at a time when anti-racism advocates are calling for an overhaul. Surrey was in...
Jul 08, 2020
Sponsors urge name change for Edmonton Eskimos' as pressure to switch builds
At least one of the Edmonton Eskimos sponsors plans to cut ties with the Canadian Football League team unless it changes its name, while other corporate partners say they are watching closel...
Jul 08, 2020
Peter MacKay takes heat for skipping Conservative leadership debates
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay is taking heat for skipping a pair of debates organized by grassroots party members. Riding associations in both the Greater Toronto Area and Br...
Jul 08, 2020
Groups 'shocked' by minister's approach to inquiry into Nova Scotia mass murder
HALIFAX - A coalition of groups devoted to eliminating gender-based violence is urging Ottawa and Nova Scotia to refrain from using a restorative justice approach fo...
Jul 08, 2020
