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Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after ...
Jul 20, 2022
Uvalde schools looking to fire police chief after shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde's top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response...
Jul 20, 2022
Sunak and Truss will face runoff to become UK's next leader
LONDON (AP) - LONDON - Britain's Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The pair came first and second in ...
Jul 20, 2022
Safety board probes float plane crash that injured 6 in rugged area of southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says it has sent a team of investigators to the scene of a float plane crash in the South Chilcotin mountains north of Gold Bridge, B.C. The plane, operated...
Jul 20, 2022
Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - The disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murdering his wife and son. His defense lawyers and prosecutors agreed to keep the eviden...
Jul 20, 2022
Two dead, 10 injured in multi-vehicle crash on highway south of Montreal
BROSSARD, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two people are dead and 10 injured after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Highway 30, south of Montreal. Police say the driver of a truck allegedly ...
Jul 20, 2022
Let's make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration's trade ambassador to make a deal with Canada on softwood lumber. Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and South Dakota Republic...
Jul 20, 2022
Feds announce sizable grant to complete overhaul of Nanoose Bay park
NANOOSE BAY - In the face of elevated construction costs the Regional District of Nanaimo secured $500,000 to complete upgrades to Jack Bagley Community Park (JBCP).The federal funding allows for a wa...
Jul 20, 2022
Italy's premier sets conditions to remain in office
ROME (AP) - Italian Premier Mario Draghi said Wednesday the spontaneous popular support for his government is "unprecedented and impossible to ignore," as he weighed appeals to rescind his resignation...
Jul 20, 2022
Tory's Baber renews pitch and airport testing is back: In The News for July 20, 2022
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 Wednesday, July 20, 2022 ... What we are watch...
Jul 20, 2022