Closing arguments in van trial and support for two Michaels: In The News for Dec. 18 Bronx Zoo elephant "Happy" strolls inside the zoo's Asia display, Tuesday Oct. 2, 2018, in New York. An appellate court on Thursday upheld a lower courtâs ruling dismissing a petition from an animal rights group for an elephant in the Bronx Zoo to get human-like rights and be moved to a sanctuary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Bebeto Matthews December 18, 2020 - 1:15 AM 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 Dec. 18 ...