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Ministers face grilling over WE affair and a cow chase: In The News for Aug. 11
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 Aug. 11. What we are watching in Canada ... Tw...
Aug 11, 2020
Over half of Americans oppose Trump tariff on Canadian aluminum, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump's recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor reviews on both sides of the border. In a web survey conduct...
Aug 11, 2020
Lithuanian FM: Belarus challenger 'safe' in Lithuania
MINSK, Belarus - The Lithuanian foreign minister says that the leading opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential election has fled her country and is now "safe" in Lithuania. Linas Linkevicius mad...
Aug 11, 2020
Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teams
TORONTO - Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper took exception to the Columbus Blue Jackets being referred to as "a blue-collar" team. "Is that a positive or a negative?" Cooper said Monday, a day before his Eas...
Aug 10, 2020
Police investigating after insults, expletives yelled at federal minister's staff
Ottawa police are investigating after someone yelled obscenities at a member of federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna's staff, video of which was posted to social media. A 90-second v...
Aug 10, 2020
Raptors beat Bucks 114-106; key players for both teams sit
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Chris Boucher scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on Monday. Though the meeting featured the ...
Aug 10, 2020
'Horrific:' Witness says Alberta doctor slain while working in medical clinic
RED DEER, Alta. - A witness to a fatal attack at a central Alberta medical clinic says the victim was her family doctor. The assault happened at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in ...
Aug 10, 2020
Loon Lake residents report benefits from horse therapy
Equine therapy involves more than simply feeding or petting a horse. Massage therapist Juanita Prosser developed Holistic Healing Farm Youth Project with Horses after recognizing the healing capacity ...
Aug 10, 2020
Provincial government announces $35 million to help tourism, event operators
Tourism operators in Saskatchewan struggling to make ends meet can apply for some financial relief soon.Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison and Tourism Minister Gene Makowsky announc...
Aug 10, 2020
Recent Poundmaker chuckwagon, relay races a success
The Poundmaker Cree Nation community appeared to have a galloping good time at this year's chuckwagon and relay races while also keeping COVID-19 precautions in mind. Priscilla Checkosis, one of the o...
Aug 10, 2020