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'I feel the history': 50 years on, the Summit Series looms large for Canadian coach
It's been nearly 50 years since millions of Canadians sat holding their breath, glued to the grainy black-and-white television images being beamed into living rooms, offices and schools from a rink in...
Sep 02, 2022
Empty folders among items found in FBI search of Trump home
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seiz...
Sep 02, 2022
Vancouver home sales down 40% from last year, nearly 1% since July: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales plunged roughly 40 per cent since August 2021, but were almost unchanged from this past July. The board says sales f...
Sep 02, 2022
US Navy says Iran again briefly seizes American sea drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. Navy says Iran has once again briefly seized an American sea drone before letting it go. Tehran says its navy seized two drones in the Red Sea before releas...
Sep 02, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II to skip Highland Games event in Scotland
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Braemar Gathering, a popular Highland Games event, as she struggles with issues getting around. The 96-year-old monarch previously decided to formally ap...
Sep 02, 2022
More weather records broken for Nanaimo thanks to late summer heat wave
NANAIMO - It's official: August was the hottest August the Harbour City has ever seen.With an average daily temperature of 20.8 degrees, Nanaimo blew past our average of 18.2 degrees, with records goi...
Sep 02, 2022
Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic sai...
Sep 02, 2022
Gas prices expected to drop, Trudeau visits southern Ontario: In The News for Sept. 2
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 Sept. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 02, 2022
Scott Aitchison: Quick facts about the Conservative candidate
OTTAWA - Scott Aitchison, the former mayor of Hunstville, Ont., is running for federal Conservative party leader. The Muskoka region native has spent the majority of his career in municipal politics, ...
Sep 02, 2022
Bail hearing for Saskatchewan mother accused faking deaths before entering U.S.
SASKATOON - A bail hearing is set to begin today for a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her son and illegally crossing the border into the United States. The 48-year-old is s...
Sep 02, 2022