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Calgary school board rife with 'turmoil,' short-term thinking: report
CALGARY- An independent review has found the Calgary Board of Education focuses too much on protecting individual members and not enough on its long-term financial sustainability.Alberta Education Min...
May 22, 2020
ABC renews 19 shows, adds David E. Kelley drama 'Big Sky'
LOS ANGELES - ABC is bringing back the lion's share of its series for next season, including "black-ish," "A Million Little Things" and "The Rookie." They are among the 19 shows that will return in th...
May 22, 2020
Notley supports Kenney’s decision to delay release of ‘fair deal’ panel report
EDMONTON- Alberta's Opposition leader says it's a good idea for Premier Jason Kenney to delay releasing a report by his "fair deal'' panel.The NDP's Rachel Notley says it would be foolish for Kenney t...
May 22, 2020
Mayor: Pakistan plane crashes near Karachi, all 107 killed
KARACHI, Pakistan - A passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines crashed near the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing all 107 passengers and crew, the city's m...
May 22, 2020
Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity
NASHVILLE - The Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" with proceeds going to support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Prine died in April at age 73 ...
May 22, 2020
Tokyo Olympics followed up by 3 mega-events -- all in China
TOKYO - Uncertainty grips next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics: Will there be fans or empty stadiums in 14 months? And how will thousands of athletes, staff, and technical officials travel, be housed,...
May 22, 2020
Boosting COVID-19 testing and signs in the sewage; In The News for May 22
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 May 22 ... --- C...
May 22, 2020
Canadian peacekeeping levels hit lowest level in more than 60 years
OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to peacekeeping has reached what is believed to be an all-time low, even as the Liberal government makes its final push to secure a coveted seat on the United Nations Se...
May 22, 2020
PM faces question: how will feds help ramp up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be under pressure today to detail how the federal government will help provinces massively scale up testing for COVID-19 as the country slowl...
May 22, 2020
Testing wastewater could give early warning of second wave of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Researchers in Canada say the best early warning system for a second wave of COVID-19 could be right beneath our feet - in the sewers. Several other countries have taken to testing wastewater...
May 22, 2020