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Amber Heard accuses Depp of throwing bottles like 'grenades'
LONDON - Amber Heard alleged in a British court on Wednesday that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threw "30 or so bottles" at her as if they were "grenades or bombs" while they were in Australia in March 2...
Jul 22, 2020

Former Edmonton players weigh in on CFL team dropping Eskimos name
Canadian Football Hall of Famer Hank Ilesic said he "absolutely" will continue to call himself a former Edmonton Eskimo even though the CFL franchise is retiring the longtime team name. Ilesic, w...
Jul 22, 2020

AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars
JOHANNESBURG - A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world's largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding ...
Jul 22, 2020

More on deaths of father and 2 daughters and a name change The News for July 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 July 22 ... What...
Jul 22, 2020

Feds should invest $50B in green projects for post-pandemic stimulus: experts
OTTAWA - When the time comes for Canada to turn its attention to post-pandemic stimulus, a group of finance and policy experts says Ottawa needs to invest heavily in green infrastructure projects...
Jul 22, 2020

Toronto prepares to mark second anniversary of deadly Danforth shooting
TORONTO - The City of Toronto is preparing to mark a sombre anniversary, two years to the day after a deadly shooting in the city's Greektown neighbourhood. A gunman opened fire along a busy...
Jul 22, 2020

Feds relax fingerprinting rules when screening new hires during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The government has quietly relaxed a requirement to fingerprint prospective new federal hires as part of security screening, a move prompted by the need for physical distancing. The...
Jul 22, 2020

Police to provide update on case of father, sisters found dead near Quebec City
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police will hold a news conference later today to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two young sisters and their father in St-Apollinaire, sout...
Jul 22, 2020

New Orleans musician offers kids trumpets for guns
NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader is offering kids trumpets in exchange for guns. Shamarr Allen started the project last week, after a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed a...
Jul 22, 2020

Cops: 14 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home
CHICAGO - Fourteen people were injured, one person was in custody and additional suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side where at least one squa...
Jul 21, 2020