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Annual Lennon tribute, in 40th year, goes online
NEW YORK - Like many other events, an annual John Lennon tribute concert that takes place in his adopted city of New York on his Oct. 9 birthday has been forced online because of the coronavirus pande...
Sep 24, 2020
'Grateful': Gigi Hadid welcomes baby girl with Zayn Malik
LOS ANGELES - Model Gigi Hadid and her musician boyfriend Zayn Malik took to social media to celebrate the arrival of an infant girl, with dad saying he's "grateful" and "thankful." "To try put into w...
Sep 24, 2020
Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
NEW YORK - Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who was a bold-faced name for decades for exposing wrongdoing in 1960s London to publishing such 1990s bestsellers as "Prim...
Sep 24, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 24
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 24, 2020: There are 147,753 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 69,088 confirmed (including 5,809 deaths, 59,68...
Sep 24, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: The Kitchen Sink Speech’s reach far exceeds its grasp
KAMLOOPS - IT'S HARD NOT TO FEEL cynical after a Throne Speech. It was reasonable to expect the one delivered yesterday might be different, given the political crisis in Ottawa.But the only things rea...
Sep 24, 2020
Hong Kong activist Wong arrested over unauthorized assembly
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again Thursday for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly last October. Wong tweeted that he was arrested when reporting ...
Sep 24, 2020
Thanksgiving on hold and coronavirus-sniffing dogs: In The News for Sept. 24
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. 24 ... Wha...
Sep 24, 2020
Parliament resumes full operations today with debate on throne speech
OTTAWA - The fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government hangs in the balance as Parliament resumes all normal operations today for the first time in six months. Opposition par...
Sep 24, 2020
With throne speech pledge, Liberals signal new approach on child care
OTTAWA - It was in a recent meeting with child-care experts that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made some heads turn. For years, advocates of broader federal involvement in a provincially regulate...
Sep 24, 2020
Tampa's Steven Stamkos returns, Lightning beat Dallas 5-2 in Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos returned - very briefly - from a seven-month injury layoff, and scored on his first shot on net as the Lightning beat the Dallas St...
Sep 23, 2020
