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Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
TOKYO - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban c...
Jul 08, 2021
Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
TOKYO - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban c...
Jul 08, 2021
Child care, housing the focus as prime minister, federal NDP leader visit B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh are in different regions of British Columbia today holding meetings and making announcements. Trudeau is s...
Jul 08, 2021
Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election, blasts 'toxic and ineffective' Parliament
OTTAWA - Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould has announced she will not seek re-election, saying Parliament has become "toxic and ineffective." The former Liberal cabinet minister announced her decisi...
Jul 08, 2021
Shapovalov on Djokovic: 'I do believe that I have the game to beat him'
As expected when going up against one of the game's greatest players, the tale of the tape doesn't give many edges to Canada's Denis Shapovalov in his Wimbledon semifinal tilt with top-seed Novak Djok...
Jul 08, 2021
Assembly of First Nations vote for national chief moves to Day 2 after three ballots
OTTAWA - The election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations continues today with a fourth ballot after no candidates reached the necessary 60 per cent threshold of support. The two remai...
Jul 08, 2021
Pope Francis ran temperature after intestinal surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis temporarily ran a temperature three days after intestinal surgery, but routine tests proved negative, the Vatican said Thursday. The Vatican's daily update said Francis was co...
Jul 08, 2021
Keeping COVID variants at bay, Habs lose in Game Five : In The News for July 8
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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 08, 2021
2.1M square kilometres covered: Nunavut to reveal updated land-use proposal
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to release an updated land-use proposal today after years of consultation and earlier drafts. The plan is to determine which parts of the territory are open to resource e...
Jul 08, 2021
Conservative 'COVID-era leader' Erin O'Toole heads to heartland in first big tour
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is going back to where he started. The Conservative leader is set to travel to Calgary, where the Ontario MP kicked off his bid to win leadership of the federal party in its hear...
Jul 08, 2021