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Prince Harry records message for Thomas the Tank Engine
LONDON - Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children's favourite Thomas the Tank Engine. The Duke of Sussex introduces a new program called "Thomas and Fr...
Apr 28, 2020
Asian celebs work to combat racist attacks amid pandemic
NEW YORK - Actress Olivia Cheng was recently volunteering in Vancouver when she says she witnessed a man drive up to an elderly Chinese woman, roll down his window and yell, "This is your fault!" befo...
Apr 28, 2020
Winfrey, Roberts to appear in global virus relief livestream
LOS ANGELES - Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts and former President George W. Bush will be among 200 star-studded participants in a 24-hour global livestream event. The Call to Unite event will kick off F...
Apr 28, 2020
HSBC Bank Canada reports Q1 profit down as it expects downturn to hurt loans
VANCOUVER - HSBC Bank Canada reported a drop in its first-quarter profit compared with a year ago as it took a charge related to bad loans it expects due to the downturn in the economy. The bank says ...
Apr 28, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Were Portapique murders a case of ‘white male terrorism’?
KAMLOOPS - WHENEVER A BAD THING seems "senseless," we want to make sense of it.So, we're all still trying to fathom why a man would dress up as an RCMP officer and drive around in a fake police car ki...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
House of Commons sitting today and the PPE supply; In The News for April 28
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 28 ... ---...
Apr 28, 2020
Canadians divided over making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory: Poll
OTTAWA - While researchers across the planet race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided over whether getting it should be mandatory or voluntary. The poll conducted...
Apr 28, 2020
Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply: survey
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says a new survey of its members found that most have not seen an improvement in the supply of personal protective equipment in the last month. Getting v...
Apr 28, 2020
RCMP to boost social media mining for threats ranging from disease to shootings
OTTAWA - Canada's national police force wants a digital tool to harvest data from a sweeping variety of online sources to provide early information on threats such as disease outbreaks ...
Apr 28, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer looks for answers in return of House of Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party is poised to press the government on numerous issues during a modified version of a House of Commons sitting today. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he's looking ...
Apr 28, 2020
