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AP source: White House planning to withdraw ATF nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House will withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after David Chipman ran into bipartisan opposit...
Sep 09, 2021

AP source: Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors, according to a person familiar with the plans, as he aims to boost va...
Sep 09, 2021

Nanaimo experiences hottest summer on record
NANAIMO - Paced by several suffocating heatwaves and limited rain, summer 2021 was one for the record books.Environment Canada's meteorological cycle considers June, July and August the summer season ...
Sep 09, 2021

Westerners to board first commercial flight from Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities will allow between 100 and 150 Americans to fly out from Kabul in the coming hours, Qatari officials said on Thursday, marking the airport's...
Sep 09, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to rule on bail request from fashion mogul Peter Nygard
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to deliver a ruling today on whether a Canadian fashion mogul who faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States will stay behind ...
Sep 09, 2021

How a plane diverted to Newfoundland on Sept. 11 forged a 20-year friendship
GAMBO, N.L. - Every Friday evening, Steve Badcock pours himself a drink and flips open his laptop to video chat with a close friend he met because of a terrorist attack in New York City and its ripple...
Sep 09, 2021

Riding snapshot: A look at the race in Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Centre Previously a longtime NDP riding, Ottawa Centre switched to the Liberals in 2015 under Catherine McKenna, a cabinet minister who decided not to seek re-election. The NDP will be trying t...
Sep 09, 2021

Djokovic tops Berrettini in Open QF to close in on true Slam
NEW YORK (AP) - Never fazed, rarely flummoxed, Novak Djokovic is so collected in best-of-five-set matches even when falling behind, as he has done repeatedly at the U.S. Open. No opponent, or the pros...
Sep 08, 2021

Where the federal party leaders are on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Gatineau, Que. 9 p.m. - Take part in English-language deba...
Sep 08, 2021

Guerrero, streaking Jays drop sliding Yanks from top WC spot
NEW YORK (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 41st home run and the streaking Toronto Blue Jays knocked the slumping Yankees out of the AL's top wild-card spot, beating New York 6-3 Wednesday night. T...
Sep 08, 2021