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Portman group will bring NWSL to Los Angeles in 2022
Actress Natalie Portman and venture capitalist Kara Nortman lead a group that will bring an expansion National Women's Soccer League team to the Los Angeles area in 2022. The team, tentatively named A...
Jul 21, 2020
Spike Lee doc of David Byrne's Broadway show to open TIFF
NEW YORK - The 45th Toronto International Film Festival will be a much diminished event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has an opening-night film. Spike Lee's filmed version of David...
Jul 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 21
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 21, 2020: There are 111,124 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,616 confirmed (including 5,657 deaths, 50,190 resolved...
Jul 21, 2020
Closing arguments in Ottawa cop's manslaughter trial continue in virtual hearing
Closing submissions in the trial of an Ottawa police officer charged in the death of a Black man continue today over video conference. Const. Daniel Montsion's hearing was initially scheduled for Apri...
Jul 21, 2020
Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall
OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jul 21, 2020
Scrutiny of WE deal to resume at committee, in House of Commons Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's cancelled contract with an organization connected closely to the prime minister will be back in the spotlight today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected in...
Jul 21, 2020
WE charity back in spotlight and an Alex Trebek memoir; In The News for July 21
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 21 ... What...
Jul 21, 2020
Most ships in Cabot Strait not complying with whale-protection rules: study
HALIFAX - A study of ship speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales ...
Jul 21, 2020
Amber Heard denies fabricating injuries in Depp libel trial
LONDON - Amber Heard denied Tuesday that she fabricated injuries to show that her then-husband Johnny Depp had been violent toward her as she took to the witness box for her second day giving evidence...
Jul 21, 2020
Columbia Shuswap RD supports mask recommendations
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board has joined the growing push to urge people to obey the rules regarding COVID-19 protocols. At last week's Board meeting, the Board stressed that...
Jul 21, 2020
