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Elections Canada delays opening of some advance polls after hurricane batters N.L.
Elections Canada says it's delaying the opening of advance polls over a large swath of eastern Newfoundland today as the province assesses the damage caused by Hurricane Larry. Spokeswoman Franoise En...
Sep 11, 2021
The Latest: 9/11 commemoration begins at ground zero in NYC
NEW YORK - The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero has begun with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Presid...
Sep 11, 2021
Season openers for Raiders and Buccaneers cue Nanaimo's fall sports calendar
NANAIMO - The return of VI Raiders football and Nanaimo Buccaneers hockey signal the beginning of the local fall sports season.Raiders head coach Curtis Vizza said not having a season in 2020 was a vo...
Sep 11, 2021
The Latest: 9/11 commemoration begins at ground zero in NYC
NEW YORK - The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero has begun with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Presid...
Sep 11, 2021
US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war's end
NEW YORK (AP) - The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero began Saturday with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. so...
Sep 11, 2021
German town seeks owner of baby ostrich found in local park
BERLIN (AP) - Is anyone missing an ostrich? An animal shelter says it is looking for the owner of an ostrich chick that was found in the German town of Krefeld late Friday. German news agency dpa repo...
Sep 11, 2021
Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall
More than 65,000 fans packed a stadium in Tampa to watch Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to a win in the NFL's season opener, just hours after President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new plan to slow t...
Sep 11, 2021
NDP seeks upset in B.C. riding that has traditionally gone Liberal or Conservative
SQUAMISH, B.C. - From a suffocating heat dome to wildfire smoke that weighed down the skies, it's no surprise that several federal candidates in one British Columbia riding say they're hearing at the ...
Sep 11, 2021
Chinese-controlled company fights Ottawa's order to divest assets on security grounds
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has directed a state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns, prompting a court challenge of ...
Sep 11, 2021
'The people have spoken': More focus on racism needed in campaign, activists say
OTTAWA - Federal leaders have not focused on addressing systemic racism during the campaign, despite the urgency of the issue after findings of unmarked graves at former residential schools and rising...
Sep 11, 2021