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Pierre Poilievre: Quick facts about the Conservative leadership candidate
OTTAWA - One could say Pierre Poilievre has grown up on Parliament Hill. Elected as a member of Parliament at just 25, he quickly earned a reputation for being a political pit bull with his ideologica...
Sep 05, 2022
What Pierre Poilievre's polarizing past on Parliament Hill says about his present
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre's first words in the House of Commons were a sure sign of things to come. It was October 2004, and though at 25 years old he was one of the youngest faces in the room, he had...
Sep 05, 2022
Canada expects a stiffer challenge from Australia in women's soccer rematch
Canada is expecting a response from a motivated Australia when the teams meet Tuesday in Sydney in the second game of their women's soccer friendly series. The seventh-ranked Canadians won 1-0 when th...
Sep 05, 2022
7 dead after powerful quake shakes southwest China
BEIJING (AP) - A strong earthquake killed at least seven people, triggered landslides and shook residents in a major city under lockdown in southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. The 6.8 ...
Sep 05, 2022
UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The United Nations says "famine is at the door" in Somalia with "concrete indications" famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region. This falls just short of ...
Sep 05, 2022
Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first dinosaur to have walked the Earth
Lisa Cormier was walking her dog down a familiar path on the beach at Cape Egmont, P.E.I., last month looking for sea glass when she spotted what looked like intertwined branches. A closer look reveal...
Sep 05, 2022
Sask. premier says flags will be at half-mast one day for each life lost
Flags at provincial government buildings in Saskatchewan are at half-mast as the manhunt continues for two suspects in a stabbing rampage on a First Nation and in a nearby village that left 10 people ...
Sep 05, 2022
1 dead, 9 missing after floatplane crashes in Puget Sound
LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) - One person was killed and nine people remained missing after a floatplane crashed in Puget Sound in Washington state on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The agency said in a pr...
Sep 04, 2022
Quebec's party leaders spread out around the province on Labour Day
MONTREAL - Quebec's main party leaders are spreading out around the province this Labour Day, after a Sunday spent campaigning in the Greater Montreal Area. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is heading...
Sep 04, 2022
Montreal rallies from early deficit with four-goal outburst to deal TFC a costly loss
TORONTO - CF Montreal rallied with four straight goals after going down 2-0 early to beat Toronto 4-3 in an all-action contest Sunday, dealing TFC a body blow in its bid to make the Major League Socce...
Sep 04, 2022