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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
Blue Jays dump Yankees 14-1 to inch closer to securing post-season berth
BUFFALO, United States - Danny Jansen hit two solo homers and Cavan Biggio scored three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays dumped the New York Yankees 14-1 on Wednesday night to move cl...
Sep 23, 2020
Ottawa Aces sign former England youth international forward Jake Moore
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have signed former England youth international Jake Moore from Whitehaven RLFC. Moore joined the Wigan Warriors academy in 2014, spending three years with the club. ...
Sep 23, 2020
Bou, Fegundez lead Revolution as Impact suffer third straight loss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The Montreal Impact lost their third straight game Wednesday as they dropped a 3-1 decision against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. D...
Sep 23, 2020
Forge FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis says lockdown beard is sticking around
HAMILTON - Bobby Smyrniotis' beard is staying. After watching his team defend its Canadian Premier League Championship at the Island Games on Saturday, the Forge FC coach said the fate of his imp...
Sep 23, 2020
Brown bear breaks into the Alaska Zoo, kills popular alpaca
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A wild brown bear tunneled under perimeter fencing and killed a popular alpaca at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, officials said Wednesday. It was killed a day later by wildlife offic...
Sep 23, 2020
Provincial gov’t investing $16.5M in roads in 55 RMs
Drivers on some of Saskatchewan's roads will start seeing and feeling improvements.The provincial government announced Wednesday it's investing $16.5 million to improve roads in 55 rural municipalitie...
Sep 23, 2020