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In the news today: MPs returning, but it's hardly business as usual
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs returning, but it's hardly business as usual The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, bu...
Oct 21, 2024
B.C.'s final election result won't be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia's weekend election won't be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the differen...
Oct 21, 2024
Parliament returns amid partisan wrangling, rumblings about Trudeau's leadership
OTTAWA - The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it's unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for documents a...
Oct 21, 2024
Minimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadia...
Oct 21, 2024
B.C.'s final election result won't be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia's weekend election won't be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the differen...
Oct 21, 2024
Montreal man detained in Sudan gets day in court with lawsuit against Ottawa
OTTAWA - Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court. An eight-week civil trial, slated to begin ...
Oct 21, 2024
Coach Cheryl Reeve says WNBA title was 'stolen' from the Lynx
NEW YORK (AP) - Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said the WNBA championship was "stolen" from the Lynx during her complaints about the officiating Sunday night. The New York Liberty beat the Lynx 67-62 in...
Oct 20, 2024
Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood
NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Serie...
Oct 20, 2024
Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood
NEW YORK (AP) - Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Serie...
Oct 20, 2024
Dodgers finish off Mets with 10-5 win in NLCS and advance to face Yankees in World Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Ga...
Oct 20, 2024