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A call for repatriation and slices of pandemic life; In The News for June 29
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 29. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Jun 29, 2020
A Long-Overdue 'Tip of the Cap' to baseball's Black pioneers
Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the fo...
Jun 29, 2020
Militants attack Karachi stock exchange, killing at least 3
KARACHI, Pakistan - Militants attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least three people - two guards and a policeman, according to police. Special police fo...
Jun 29, 2020
B.C. teenager photographs personal experiences of people around the world
VANCOUVER - A 17-year-old British Columbia student has been documenting the personal experiences of strangers around the world during this pandemic one photograph at a time. Asalah Youssef of Lan...
Jun 29, 2020
Rights group blasts Ottawa for not helping detained ISIL members, families
OTTAWA - An international human rights group is calling on the federal government to repatriate dozens of Canadian men, women and children who are being detained in squalid camps in northeastern Syria...
Jun 29, 2020
'A work in progress': Injured Broncos player continues rehab after lockdown
CALGARY - At first glance it appears that Ryan Straschnitzki, the former Humboldt Broncos hockey player paralyzed from the chest down two years ago in a Saskatchewan bus crash, is paying close attenti...
Jun 29, 2020
Source: Patriots sign QB Cam Newton to replace Tom Brady
BOSTON - The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady...
Jun 28, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser delivers impressive UFC KO
LAS VEGAS - Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser showed heavy hands in knocking out Philipe (Monstro) Lins in the first round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night show Saturday. Boser (18...
Jun 28, 2020
Eskimos release Christion Jones following homophobic tweets
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have released receiver/kick returner Christion Jones in response to homophobic comments made on his Twitter account. Edmonton made the announcement in a statement ...
Jun 28, 2020
Blue Jays name 58 players to club player pool for 2020 season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have named 58 players to their club player pool for the 2020 season. Toronto made the announcement on Sunday, three days before training camp is expected to begin. The ...
Jun 28, 2020