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Stormy weather puts damper on SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX's first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Drago...
May 26, 2020
Canada takes global role in countering electoral interference in cyberspace
OTTAWA - Canada is taking on a leadership role against electoral interference as part of an international cybersecurity effort. Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government will...
May 26, 2020
Links to slavery: board votes to strip name from law faculty building
FREDERICTON - The University of New Brunswick is stripping George Duncan Ludlow's name from its law faculty building in Fredericton because of his connections to slavery and Indigenous abuse. The univ...
May 26, 2020
WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over, dampens hopes
BANGKOK - As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still in the very middle of the outbreak, dampening hopes for a speedy global ec...
May 26, 2020
Minister quits UK government over aide's lockdown breach
LONDON - A junior British government minister quit on Tuesday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's failure to fire his top aide for allegedly breaching coronavirus lockdown rules. Johnson has stood by ...
May 26, 2020
Military reports 36 cases of COVID-19 in members working in nursing homes
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces say 36 members working in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec have now become sick with COVID-19. That's up from 28 cases of the novel coronavirus among those troop...
May 26, 2020
Brazil police searches Rio de Janeiro governor's residence
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Federal Police raided the official residence of Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel on Tuesday to carry out searches, part of an investigation into the embezzlement of public r...
May 26, 2020
School Superintendent to retire
KAMLOOPS - She has helped guide School District 73 through some tough times over the past four years, and now School District Superintendent Alison Sidow is moving on to another chapter in her life. S...
May 26, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Time to wind down the prime minister’s daily TV pep talks
KAMLOOPS - PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU has been working very hard since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Time for him to take a break.Almost every day around 8 a.m. or so, Trudeau steps out betwe...
May 26, 2020
People feel COVID-19 truths hidden and rhino baby on hold; In The News for May 26
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 May 26 ... --- C...
May 26, 2020
