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UK media: Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to step down
LONDON (AP) - British media say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future. Johnson had rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in t...
Jul 07, 2022
Feds urged to crack down on fake Indigenous art, copyright breaches
OTTAWA - First Nations art, from hand-carved masks to totem poles, draws on generations of tradition and skill and can take months to craft. But a flood of fakes and commercial knock-offs produced in ...
Jul 07, 2022
As life's rhythms return, Highland Park residents resist 'normalization' of shootings
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The trauma of the Fourth of July was already beginning to yield to life's regular rhythms Wednesday, just 48 hours after America's latest mass shooting brought tragedy and infamy...
Jul 07, 2022
Que. man denied surgery in BC, return of the Calgary Stampede: In The News for July 7
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 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 07, 2022
Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
VANCOUVER - A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't ...
Jul 07, 2022
'Pent up demand': Calgary Stampede returns with parade, spectators and no limits
CALGARY - The rides are going up, concession stands are waiting, stuffed animals are displayed at games tables and the Calgary Stampede is raring to go Friday in its first return to full capacity sinc...
Jul 07, 2022
AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes
VANCOUVER - It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn't been solved. Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resolu...
Jul 07, 2022
Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months a...
Jul 07, 2022
Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months a...
Jul 07, 2022
Plenty of uncertainty as coy Canadiens prepare to make top pick at NHL draft
MONTREAL - Kent Hughes has yet to decide on the first pick at the 2022 NHL draft. The prospects in the running, meanwhile, have no clue if they'll be selected No. 1. There's plenty of intrigue heading...
Jul 06, 2022