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After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously
BOROUGH OF WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. - The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theatres in the U.S. because of COVID-19. But in 20 minutes that ...
Aug 21, 2020
Turkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural gas reserves off the Black Sea coast, days after he promised "good news" that would usher in a "n...
Aug 21, 2020
B.C. public safety minister set to clamp down on COVID-19 enforcement
VICTORIA - Stronger actions to enforce public health measures are expected to be announced today in British Columbia as the number of active cases of COVID-19 rises. Public Safety Minister Mike F...
Aug 21, 2020
Trudeau, Ford to unveil deal to produce N95 masks at Brockville, Ont., 3M plant
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Ontario Premier Doug Ford today to announce a deal aimed at ensuring Canada is never again at the mercy of unreliable foreign suppliers of persona...
Aug 21, 2020
A look at B.C.'s wildfire history
VANCOUVER - British Columbia declared a state of emergency in both 2017 and 2018 during two record-setting years for wildfires. Here's a look at B.C.'s wildfire history: Record years: In 2017, ab...
Aug 21, 2020
Libya's government announces cease-fire, calls for elections
CAIRO - Libya's U.N.-supported government Friday announced a cease-fire across the country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. In a separate...
Aug 21, 2020
Biden vows to unite America and Ragu exits Canada; In The News for Aug. 21
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 Aug. 21 ... What...
Aug 21, 2020
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose their new leader
OTTAWA - Today is the last day for ballots in the Conservative party leadership race to be submitted. A winner will be revealed on Sunday night. Here are five things to know about how a new leader wil...
Aug 21, 2020
Deadline looms for New Brunswick parties to nominate candidates ahead of election
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's political parties have one more week to nominate candidates for the Sept. 14 provincial election. The parties have a long way to go to find candidates by the Aug. 28...
Aug 21, 2020
Conservative leadership race nears finish line with final day of voting
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race nears the finish line today with a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for ballots to be returned to the party. Upwards of 150,000 ballots have been r...
Aug 21, 2020
