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Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Greens and People's party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Sep...
Sep 09, 2021

Justice Dept. sues Texas over state's new abortion law
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution." The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in...
Sep 09, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders to play their first road game of the year in Winnipeg
After opening the season within the friendly confines of Mosaic Stadium, running back William Powell and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into a very hostile environment. The Riders (3-1) visi...
Sep 09, 2021

Canada's De Grasse ties best time to finish second in 100m at Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Canada's Olympic champion Andre De Grasse raced to second place in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Final on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., tied his personal best 9.89 seco...
Sep 09, 2021

Bloc Québécois leader says party won't take part in a coalition federal government
GATINEAU, Que. - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is rejecting the idea of being part of a coalition federal government after the Sept. 20 election. Blanchet says he would refuse any scenario...
Sep 09, 2021

Plea deal possible for Quebec woman accused of sending Donald Trump poison
WASHINGTON - A United States federal prosecutor says his office is working on a plea deal that could be offered to a Quebec woman accused last year of sending poison to former president Donald Trump. ...
Sep 09, 2021

Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry has submitted subpoenas to the RCMP: spokeswoman
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year has filed almost 50 subpoenas to compel the release of information from several organizations, inclu...
Sep 09, 2021

Canadians among those on board Qatari commercial flight out of Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Senior government officials say an unknown number of Canadians are among around 200 foreigners who flew out of Afghanistan on a commercial flight today. The Qatar Airways flight from Kabul to...
Sep 09, 2021

Canada's Fourth Front candidate preaches direct democracy
PRINCE GEORGE - Direct democracy. That's what Canada's Fourth Front is advocating for, and this election they're running a candidate in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding. For examp...
Sep 09, 2021

45 complaints filed against Montreal archdiocese, independent ombudswoman says
MONTREAL - The independent ombudswoman hired by the Montreal Roman Catholic archdiocese to investigate allegations of abuse and other inappropriate behaviour says 45 complaints have been filed against...
Sep 09, 2021