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'Back where I belong': Ronaldo completes return to Man U
MANCHESTER, England - Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to the future at Manchester United after a nod to the most influential figure of his soccer past. The five-time world player of the year completed hi...
Aug 31, 2021

More than 1,200 people with links to Canada still in Afghanistan: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says an estimated 1,250 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and family members are still in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of all U.S. troops on...
Aug 31, 2021

Latest federal poll numbers, Nova Scotia premier swearing in: In The News for Aug. 31
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. 31 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 31, 2021

Erin O'Toole goes for Canada's political top — but are years of wanting it enough?
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole made sure that when he went to law school, he dressed for it. While classmates at Dalhousie University sported jeans and T-shirts, one recalled O'Toole stood out for wearing slac...
Aug 31, 2021

Conservatives, NDP show momentum heading into second half of campaign: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Conservatives and NDP have momentum heading into the second half of the federal election campaign, while the Liberals are bleeding support. Thirty-four per cent of dec...
Aug 31, 2021

Liberal efforts to create wedges may have backfired, new campaign poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Justin Trudeau's efforts to create wedge issues over private health care and his Liberal government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic might have backfired. But the Leger...
Aug 31, 2021

New COVID-19 epidemiological modelling numbers being released in B.C.
VICTORIA - The latest epidemiological modelling for COVID-19 in British Columbia is being released by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix today. On Monday, the pr...
Aug 31, 2021

Conservatives, NDP show momentum heading into second half of campaign: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Conservatives and NDP have momentum heading into the second half of the federal election campaign, while the Liberals are bleeding support. Thirty-four per cent of dec...
Aug 31, 2021

Confidence dropping in RCMP sensitivity to different cultures, survey suggests
OTTAWA - Newly released figures suggest a steep erosion in the public's belief that the RCMP is attentive to the needs of a diverse society. Thirty-nine per cent of people who responded to an annual s...
Aug 31, 2021

No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution
ROME (AP) - Visitors to Venice could be forgiven for not realizing that beyond the majesty of St. Mark's Square and the romance of gondola rides lies a city that helped provide a baseline of what the ...
Aug 30, 2021