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Fans turn up heat for ABC's cancelled 'Baker and the Beauty'
LOS ANGELES - With cries for equality and justice ringing in the streets, a petition drive to rescue a cancelled television series may seem inconsequential. But among the advocates for ABC's "The Bake...
Jun 23, 2020
Ex-CEO of Wirecard arrested in case over missing billions
BERLIN - The former CEO of German payment service provider Wirecard has been arrested, accused of inflating the company's balance sheet in an accounting scandal that centres on a missing sum of 1.9 bi...
Jun 23, 2020
Singapore leader calls for early elections despite pandemic
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is calling for new elections to seek a fresh mandate despite the coronavirus pandemic. Lee says in a televised speech that he has advised the country's preside...
Jun 23, 2020
A study on racism in policing and the Alaska loophole; In The News for June 23
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 June 23 ... What...
Jun 23, 2020
Black parents having 'the talk' with younger kids to prepare them for racism
Black parents have always dealt with the added burden of talking to their children about racism but some are now struggling with whether to broach the topic sooner, says the founder of a par...
Jun 23, 2020
Traditional July 1 Order of Canada list cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has put the kibosh on the annual Canada Day celebration of recipients of the country's second highest award. Governor General Julie Payette would normally anno...
Jun 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2 a.m. ET on June 23, 2020: There are 101,637 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,835 confirmed ...
Jun 23, 2020
Two-thirds favour keeping two-metres physical distance: Leger poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax the physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. And if they were relaxed, fewer than half would feel...
Jun 23, 2020
MPs on public-safety committee to consider study of systemic police racism
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee plans to meet this afternoon to consider doing a study of systemic racism in policing. New Democrat MP Jack Harris has been pressing the public-safety committee t...
Jun 23, 2020
Asian shares advance, tracking Wall Street tech rally
TOKYO - Asian shares were higher on Tuesday, recovering from some early losses as regional markets tracked a late rally on Wall Street led by technology shares. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5%...
Jun 23, 2020