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Track & field athletes aim for spot on Tokyo team at trials that almost didn't happen
Between travel restrictions, quarantine requirements and a competition schedule drastically altered by COVID-19, Canada's track and field athletes have faced massive hurdles on the road to Tokyo. For ...
Jun 24, 2021
751 unmarked graves found on Cowessess First Nation
The Cowessess First Nation announced Thursday searchers had found the unmarked graves of 751 people at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School.Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme and Fede...
Jun 24, 2021
Feds have funding flexibility for housing projects facing rising costs, Hussen says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of boosting the stock of affordable housing says the government can loosen its usually strict rules to help groups manage rising costs for construction material...
Jun 24, 2021
CP NewsAlert: 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school: First Nation
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. The Cowessess First Nation says ground-penetrating radar recently...
Jun 24, 2021
Miami-area condo collapses; 1 dead; rescue mission underway
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The sea-view side of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning, killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted ...
Jun 24, 2021
Another mass burial site, navigating COVID-19 expertise : In The News for June 24
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 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 24, 2021
Montreal Canadiens could advance to Stanley Cup final on Quebec's Fête nationale
MONTREAL - For the first time since 1993, the Montreal Canadiens are one win away from the Stanley Cup final. Tonight's game - being played in Montreal - coincides with Quebec's Fte nationale holiday....
Jun 24, 2021
Canadians must be savvy in navigating COVID-19 expertise: observers
TORONTO - As scientific and medical discourse plays out in real time online and in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic, observers specializing in science and risk communication say Canadians must b...
Jun 24, 2021
Montreal Canadiens could advance to Stanley Cup final on Quebec's Fête nationale
MONTREAL - For the first time since 1993, the Montreal Canadiens are one win away from the Stanley Cup final. Tonight's game - being played in Montreal - coincides with Quebec's Fte nationale holiday....
Jun 24, 2021
Philippine democracy scion, ex-leader Benigno Aquino dies
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China, died Tuesday,...
Jun 23, 2021