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Free-trade area would make it easier to work in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand
OTTAWA - Canadians could have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand under Conservative plans for a new free-trade area. Erin O'Toole has outlined proposals for cl...
Sep 02, 2021
Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday lambasted the Supreme Court's decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they ...
Sep 02, 2021
Harris, Blue Bombers open important home-and-home series with unbeaten Roughriders
Andrew Harris is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, just in time for their crucial Labour Day series with the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran running back ran for 81 yards and a TD on...
Sep 02, 2021
Four leaders square off in first televised debate of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign. The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of t...
Sep 02, 2021
Amber Alert: Quebec police continue search for 3-year-old boy missing since Tuesday
MATANE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they are conducting ground searches today for a missing three-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his father. Police issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday evening...
Sep 02, 2021
Cities ask parties to pledge transit help after pandemic eats into ridership revenues
OTTAWA - Canada's municipal leaders are asking federal parties for promises to pump more money into local transit systems to combat pandemic-induced declines in revenues. Ridership dropped precipitous...
Sep 02, 2021
Pace of home sales slowed in August, but prices still increasing: Vancouver board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the city's home sales have slowed from a frenzied pace earlier this year, but supply has dwindled all summer and prices are continuing to ri...
Sep 02, 2021
Rivard, Lakatos add to medal haul with silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Canadian Paralympic stars Aurelie Rivard and Brent Lakatos raced to silver medals on Thursday. Rivard, a 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the 100-metre backstroke...
Sep 02, 2021
Mt. Hayes wildfire considered under control, crews dousing hot spots
NANAIMO - BC Wildfire Service (BCWFS) personnel are mopping up the site of a once fast-growing fire northwest of Ladysmith.The BCWFS recently downgraded the 61.5 hectare Mt. Hayes wildfire from being ...
Sep 02, 2021
At least 8 deaths as Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast
NEW YORK (AP) - At least eight deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey as relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Th...
Sep 02, 2021