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Day 7 for search of missing father and Picasso for sale; In The News for July 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 July 15 ... What...

Jul 15, 2020

Bank of Canada set to make rate announcement, release economic outlook

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will make its latest interest rate announcement today and update its outlook for the economy. The central bank's key interest rate has been at 0.25 per cent since March whe...

Jul 15, 2020

Pandemic complicates Liberal leadership contest that will elect 14th N.L. premier

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador will have a new premier in August as a Liberal leadership race disrupted by COVID-19 barrels ahead amid heightened scrutiny. The conten...

Jul 15, 2020

Bar reopenings going ahead in Ontario as Quebec links cases to bars in Montreal

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health chief says going inside a bar to have a drink with friends remains a high-risk activity in the era of COVID-19. Dr. Howard Njoo's reminder comes days before Onta...

Jul 14, 2020

New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in western Canada

VANCOUVER - A study says a government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations. The study by scien...

Jul 14, 2020

Nearly 270,000 Conservatives eligible to vote in leadership contest

OTTAWA - The national Conservative party says it has 269,469 members eligible to vote in the current leadership race. About 100,000 of those memberships were purchased since the start of the year, whe...

Jul 14, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 14

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:05 p.m. on July 14, 2020: There are 108,377 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,730 confirmed (including 5,633 deaths, 26,025 resol...

Jul 14, 2020

Family of Canadian child stuck in Syria taking government to court

OTTAWA - The case of a five-year-old Canadian girl stuck in Syria appears to be headed to court as her family escalates efforts to bring her to Canada. The girl known publicly as Amira was found on th...

Jul 14, 2020

Feds should have put $900M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the money into an exis...

Jul 14, 2020

Ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair pleads not guilty to two sexual assault charges

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair has pleaded not guilty on two counts of sexual assault. The ex-politician was not in court today but was represented by his lawyer. Boiscl...

Jul 14, 2020