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Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen
NEW YORK - After voicing support for Woody Allen and criticizing cancel culture, Spike Lee apologized Saturday for words he said were "wrong." In an interview Friday on the New York radio station WOR ...
Jun 15, 2020
Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?
NEW ORLEANS - Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they began letting customers in Saturday for the first time in months. Capacity is limited to 25 per cent,...
Jun 15, 2020
National Housing Council staffing and B.C. oil leak; In The News for June 15
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 15 ... --- ...
Jun 15, 2020
Residents of Fifth St. affordable housing complex rally for better care and repairs
NANAIMO - Stepping into a unit in the townhouse complex known as Sanala is like stepping into a horror movie. In one unit, flakes of paint fall from the bathroom ceiling in large chunks. In another, f...
Jun 15, 2020
American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges
MOSCOW - A Russian court on Monday sentenced an American businessman to 16 years in prison on spying charges, a sentence that he and his brother rejected as being political. The Moscow City Court read...
Jun 15, 2020
Body meant to root out systemic housing inequities delayed by pandemic
OTTAWA - A key body the Liberals vowed to create to help resolve systemic inequities in Canada's housing system remains unstaffed, with delays in appointments chalked up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Jun 15, 2020
Filipina journalist critical of Duterte convicted of libel
MANILA, Philippines - An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asia...
Jun 14, 2020
Homicide team probes suspicious fire where three bodies found in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators say three bodies have been found in the wreckage of a burned out home in Langley, B.C. Fire crews were called to the scene late Saturday afternoon and found the ...
Jun 14, 2020
Homicide team probes suspicious fire where three bodies found in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators say three bodies have been found in the wreckage of a burned out home in Langley, B.C. Fire crews were called to the scene late Saturday afternoon and found the ...
Jun 14, 2020
Trans Mountain said pipeline will restart after spill in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C. While an investigation is ongoing, the Crown-owne...
Jun 14, 2020