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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's trusted news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms.
Police say death of man pulled from water in Bella Bella appears suspicious
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – RCMP say a man who died after being pulled from the…
Thousands without power in Quebec after brief wind storm
Almost 13,000 Hydro Quebec customers were without electricity late Monday following a brief but powerful…
Ikea Canada to begin accepting PayPal, in addition to Visa, MasterCard
BURLINGTON, Ont. – Ikea Canada is adding a PayPal payment option for online purchases from…
Woman caught in Lake Erie rip current rescued by kite boarder
WAINFLEET, Ont. – A 40-year-old Toronto man used his kite board Monday afternoon to help…
Some sombre Canadian sites welcoming Pokemon Go players
TORONTO – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a place of reverence and inspiration,…
Canadian athletes react to report showing widespread doping in Russian sport
TORONTO – Members of the Canadian sport community are calling a new report that shows…
Anti-doping officials call for Russian ban in Rio due to scathing doping report
A scathing report detailing a complex system of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia — a…
Bain going for defence of not criminally responsible in election-night shooting
MONTREAL – The accused in Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting has dismissed the notion the attack…
Rage and roses: Republican convention produces very different scenes
CLEVELAND – The opposite ends of American politics ran into each other in a public…
Trump’s big speech will borrow Nixon’s law-and-order theme in echo of ’68
CLEVELAND – When Donald Trump strides to the stage Thursday night to accept the presidential…
Convenience, desire for exclusive products behind rise of grocery free agents
TORONTO – It’s one of Vancouver’s worst-kept secrets. Since 2012, diehard fans of U.S. grocery…
A look by province at the anti-poverty effects of the new child benefit
OTTAWA – The federal government’s new child benefit that rolls out this week is expected…
BlackBerry picked for crisis communications system at U.S. Capitol complex
NEW YORK – BlackBerry says it has received a multimillion-dollar order for secure software that…
Rogers Cup field suffers big hit as Federer, Nadal withdraw from tournament
TORONTO – Tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have pulled out of the Rogers…
Fully Incomplete: Musicians pick songs for dream Tragically Hip set list
With the Tragically Hip’s much-anticipated “Man Machine Poem” tour kicking off Friday in Victoria, B.C.,…
Opposition wants details of alleged sharing of photo of dead home-care resident
CHARLOTTETOWN – The P.E.I. government is under fire for its handling of a privacy breach…
Made-in-Canada approach to opioid addiction gets nod from prominent medical journal
VANCOUVER – A made-in-Canada approach to treating opioid addiction is garnering positive international attention from…
Canada’s golfers ready for chance to defend Olympic title after 112-year wait
OAKVILLE, Ont. – There was a time when Graham DeLaet thought he would never be…
Link between laid-off Canadians and post-secondary education: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA – A new Statistics Canada study says there are significant correlations between job layoffs…
No same-sex weddings yet for Maritime Anglicans, bishops announce
HALIFAX – Anglican bishops in the Maritimes say they will not allow their clergy to…
Toronto FC says Giovinco is being hard on himself during scoring drought
TORONTO – Sebastian Giovinco always wears his heart on his sleeve. Scoreless in eight MLS…
Meet some of the Canadians playing Pokemon Go
Canadians are embracing the Pokemon Go craze since the app became available in Canada on…
Five stories in the news today, July 20
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— MAN ACCUSED IN DEATH…
Dal researchers study use of recycled tire material to strengthen soil
HALIFAX – Researchers in Halifax are seeing whether material from recycled tires could be used…