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Man who rammed gate near Trudeau residence with truck faces multiple charges
OTTAWA - The RCMP say a man who rammed his truck through a gate at Rideau Hall Thursday was loose on the grounds with a gun for 13 minutes before police laid eyes on him. Deputy Commissioner Mike...
Jul 03, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: WE group to stop running federal volunteer program
OTTAWA - Youth Minister Bardish Chagger says the WE organization won't manage the federal government's $900-million program to pay students and fresh graduates for volunteer work this summer. In a sta...
Jul 03, 2020
Bell to commentate and race on same day in different states
INDIANAPOLIS - Townsend Bell is putting his own unique twist on "double duty" this weekend by calling the IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before jetting to Florida to compete in the IMSA s...
Jul 03, 2020
Review: A master class by Catherine Deneuve in 'The Truth'
Family may be the great subject of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, but he doesn't draw straightforward portraits. In Kore-eda's hands, family is more malleable. He tends to shift roles around li...
Jul 03, 2020
Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film 'Songbird'
LOS ANGELES - The union that represents film actors told its members Thursday not to work on the upcoming pandemic thriller "Songbird," saying the filmmakers have not been up-front about safety measur...
Jul 03, 2020
Raptors Uprising hold off Gen.G Tigers to win 12th straight in NBA 2K League play
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC ran its win streak to 12 and clinched a playoff berth Thursday, holding off the Gen.G Tigers in an international matchup in NBA 2K League play. Toronto (12-0) cruise...
Jul 03, 2020
Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death
ISTANBUL - A Turkish court on Friday opened the trial in absentia of two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post co...
Jul 03, 2020
Police watchdog data, Atlantic restrictions lifting; In The News for July 3
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 3 ... What ...
Jul 03, 2020
Brazilian cowboy to finish trek from Alaska to Calgary with Stampede honour
CALGARY - Brazilian long rider Filipe Masetti Leite is almost at the finish line. The 33-year-old is scheduled to complete a 3,400-kilometre journey on horseback from Alaska to Calgary today, the same...
Jul 03, 2020
Provincial watchdog probes often don't lead to charges against police
An analysis of data from civilian police watchdogs in Canada shows that most of their investigations do not result in charges against officers. Charges were laid or forwarded to Crown p...
Jul 03, 2020
