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Police body cameras and COVID-19 app roll out delayed; In The News for July 2
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 2 ... What we ar...
Jul 02, 2020
24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab centre in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-cent...
Jul 01, 2020
Canada Day celebrations held in cars at Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition
VANCOUVER - Organizers at the Pacific National Exhibition hosted a live parade on Canada Day, but with a twist. Spokeswoman Laura Ballance says it was a "reverse parade" where people stayed in th...
Jul 01, 2020
Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities
Toronto and Edmonton are on the verge of being picked as hub cities for the NHL's resumption of play, according to multiple reports. TSN, Sportsnet, the Toronto Star and Postmedia all reported We...
Jul 01, 2020
Woodgrove Centre parent company backtracks on COVID-19 case claim
NANAIMO - There wasn't a COVID-19 case at Woodgrove Centre after all, one day after the mall's parent company issued a statement claiming there had been.A brief statement from Ivanhoe Cambridge B.C. r...
Jul 01, 2020
Cards replace Yanks as White Sox opponent at Field of Dreams
NEW YORK - The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game on Aug. 13 at Dyersville, Iowa. The schedule change caused b...
Jul 01, 2020
Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities
Toronto and Edmonton are on the verge of being picked as hub cities for the NHL's resumption of play, according to multiple reports. TSN, Sportsnet, the Toronto Star and Postmedia all reported We...
Jul 01, 2020
Fed minutes show concerns about severity of downturn
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials last month expressed concerns about the severity of the economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the drop in economic activity in the spri...
Jul 01, 2020
Michigan governor closes indoor bars, allows to-go cocktails
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she was closing indoor seating in bars in parts of the state, including a college town where one brewpub has been linked to about 140 infections. Whi...
Jul 01, 2020
Virus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered bars and indoor dining at restaurants to close in most areas of the state for the next three weeks amid a troubling surge of new ...
Jul 01, 2020