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Kelly Osbourne opens up about drug and alcohol addictions
NEW YORK (AP) - Kelly Osbourne is opening up about her battles with drug and alcohol addiction, stopping by "Red Table Talk" to discuss getting hooked as a teen and relapsing after the pandemic. The T...
Jun 01, 2021

Sir John A. Macdonald statue removed in Charlottetown after city council vote
CHARLOTTETOWN - City crews in Charlottetown have taken down a controversial statue of Canada's first prime minister. The action this morning follows Monday's vote by Charlottetown council to permanent...
Jun 01, 2021

It's going to get hot!
EDMONTON - From snow on the ground last week, to special weather statements and heat warnings the next.Environment Canada says we're on the edge of a heat wave that will see daytime highs between 28 a...
Jun 01, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Economy grew at 5.6% annual rate in first quarter
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy grew an annual rate of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 01, 2021

Canada falls in shootout against Finland at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Canada will have to wait to see if it advances to the quarterfinals at the world men's hockey championship. Finland rallied for a 3-2 shootout win over Canada in the final preliminary-r...
Jun 01, 2021

New Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults, even by laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can b...
Jun 01, 2021

Albertans can get haircuts, Canadiens move to second round : In The News for June 1
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 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 01, 2021

Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
VANCOUVER - Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington s...
Jun 01, 2021

'Delicate, sensitive process:' Expert talks on searching for burial sites with radar
EDMONTON - Searching for unmarked burial sites is a painstaking process that not all Indigenous communities could be immediately ready for after the remains of more than 200 children were found at a f...
Jun 01, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 23 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 01, 2021