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Uvalde schools looking to fire police chief after shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde's top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response...
Jul 20, 2022
Sunak and Truss will face runoff to become UK's next leader
LONDON (AP) - LONDON - Britain's Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The pair came first and second in ...
Jul 20, 2022
Safety board probes float plane crash that injured 6 in rugged area of southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says it has sent a team of investigators to the scene of a float plane crash in the South Chilcotin mountains north of Gold Bridge, B.C. The plane, operated...
Jul 20, 2022
Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - The disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murdering his wife and son. His defense lawyers and prosecutors agreed to keep the eviden...
Jul 20, 2022
Two dead, 10 injured in multi-vehicle crash on highway south of Montreal
BROSSARD, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two people are dead and 10 injured after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Highway 30, south of Montreal. Police say the driver of a truck allegedly ...
Jul 20, 2022
Let's make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration's trade ambassador to make a deal with Canada on softwood lumber. Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and South Dakota Republic...
Jul 20, 2022
Vehicle recovery on Highway 5A near Knutsford to start Wednesday morning: DriveBC
KAMLOOPS - Drivers travelling on Highway 5A south of Kamloops may need to give themselves more time to arrive to their destination.DriveBC, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's tra...
Jul 20, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Make no assumptions about what a vandal looks like
I WROTE YESTERDAY about the bull sculpture that has been removed from Riverside Park because of ongoing vandalism. The patina has been worn down from repeated scrubbing to remove graffiti and other pa...
Jul 20, 2022
Italy's premier sets conditions to remain in office
ROME (AP) - Italian Premier Mario Draghi said Wednesday the spontaneous popular support for his government is "unprecedented and impossible to ignore," as he weighed appeals to rescind his resignation...
Jul 20, 2022
Tory's Baber renews pitch and airport testing is back: In The News for July 20, 2022
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 Wednesday, July 20, 2022 ... What we are watch...
Jul 20, 2022
