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Thousands of lives on hold as immigration system remains largely shut down
OTTAWA - John McCall's great-grandfather was born in southern Ontario some 200 years ago, and ever since the descendents of his seven children, some living in Canada, some in the U.S, have criss-cross...
Jul 20, 2020
Son of US District Judge Esther Salas killed, husband shot
A gunman shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge as he answered the door of the family home Sunday in New Jersey and shot and wounded the judge's husband before fleeing, according to ju...
Jul 20, 2020
Canadians now in Paris to view black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran
OTTAWA - Canadian investigators are in Paris today to take part in the long-awaited downloading of data from the flight recorders of the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down by Iran in January. Canada's ...
Jul 20, 2020
Commons to sit as Liberals seek to extend wage subsidy, make disability payment
OTTAWA - The House of Commons meets today as the Liberals seek to pass a bill to extend their wage-subsidy program, send a special payment to people with disabilities and extend some legal deadlines f...
Jul 20, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 20
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on July 20, 2020: There are 110,338 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,466 confirmed (including 5,655 deaths, 50,050 resol...
Jul 20, 2020
Looking for answers and extending the wage subsidy:In The News for July 20
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 20. What we are watching in Canada ... CO...
Jul 20, 2020
Tour company already investigating glacier bus crash that killed three
COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - The president of the company that runs the bus tours at the Columbia Icefield between Banff and Jasper said changes will be made, if necessary, after a rollover on the glaci...
Jul 20, 2020
Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a second look at how quickly it will dole out hundreds of millions in help to social services looking to tap into new sources of capital, particularly as...
Jul 20, 2020
Theatrical couple takes their quarantine show to driveway
ST. PAUL, Minn. - What do you do when you're a married theatre couple quarantined in your house for months with your stage work shut down? You write and perform a play about it and you take it on the ...
Jul 20, 2020
Vintage dress, no Prince Andrew in Beatrice's wedding photos
LONDON - Princess Beatrice wore a vintage dress loaned to her by her grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Buckingham Palace said Saturday as it released official pho...
Jul 20, 2020