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Border agency failing to promptly remove many people from Canada, auditor says
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says Canada's border agency has failed to promptly remove most of the people under orders to leave the country. In a report tabled in Parliament today, the auditor...
Jul 08, 2020
'Palm Springs' arrives for the Groundhog Days of quarantine
NEW YORK - Though most of the films that have debuted during the pandemic never got to screen for packed movie houses, "Palm Springs" had the kind of premiere filmmakers dream of. At the Sundance Film...
Jul 08, 2020
Fox's Carlson criticized for saying Democrats hate America
NEW YORK - Television's most popular political host, Tucker Carlson, says leaders of the Democratic party should be disqualified from running the country because they "despise" it. That led the Biden ...
Jul 08, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, July 8
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 8, 2020: There are 106,167 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,997 confirmed (including 5,590 deaths, 25,...
Jul 08, 2020
Ottawa's finances and a ban on puppies from Ukraine; In The News for July 8
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 8 ... What ...
Jul 08, 2020
Doctor likes hub plans, but says CFL and other leagues still face issues
TORONTO - Even if the CFL plays an abbreviated '20 season in a hub city under the strictest of health-and-safety guidelines, an infectious diseases doctor believes there will still be positi...
Jul 08, 2020
Ban federal use of facial-recognition tools, groups urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Dozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enfo...
Jul 08, 2020
Depp cross-examined in libel case over Heard 'abuser' label
LONDON - Johnny Depp faced a second day of cross-examination Wednesday by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a "wife beater." Depp i...
Jul 08, 2020
B.C. city in rare position to redefine policing amid calls for defunding
SURREY, B.C. - One of British Columbia's largest cities is in a unique position to redefine policing at a time when anti-racism advocates are calling for an overhaul. Surrey was in...
Jul 08, 2020
Sponsors urge name change for Edmonton Eskimos' as pressure to switch builds
At least one of the Edmonton Eskimos sponsors plans to cut ties with the Canadian Football League team unless it changes its name, while other corporate partners say they are watching closel...
Jul 08, 2020