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R&B singer Akon moves ahead with 'Akon City' in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal - American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project des...
Sep 01, 2020
Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry announce birth of daughter Lyra
LONDON - Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. The singer-songwriter said in an Instagram post that the couple's "beautiful and ...
Sep 01, 2020
Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens
ROME - Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival - the first major in-person cinema showcase of the coronavirus era after Cannes cancell...
Sep 01, 2020
Sheriffs slam governor's plan to curb Portland violence
PORTLAND, Ore. - A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff's deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply ...
Sep 01, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 1
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 p.m. EDT on Sept. 1, 2020: There are 128,948 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 62,492 confirmed (including 5,760 deaths, 55,353 reso...
Sep 01, 2020
Salmon making good progress around Fraser slide site
KAMLOOPS - Officials say salmon are making good progress migrating past the site of a landslide on the Fraser River that decimated runs last year. Michael Crowe, manager of biological programs for the...
Sep 01, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: BCTF needs to chill out about Dr. Bonnie Henry’s TV blurb
KAMLOOPS -THE B.C. TEACHERS FEDERATION needs to get a life.Its members - at least some of them, including president Teri Mooring - are unhappy about a TV commercial featuring Dr. Bonnie Henry, claimin...
Sep 01, 2020
5 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TRUMP HEADS TO KENOSHA The president - over the objection of local leaders - is visiting the ...
Sep 01, 2020
Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action, report says
Police forces across Canada have already begun using technology to predict who may become involved in illegal activity or where crimes might take place, an expert group warned Tuesday as it called on ...
Sep 01, 2020
Residential school history and 'Transplant' success: In The News for Sept. 1
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 Sept. 1 ... What we a...
Sep 01, 2020
