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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 and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 30: Inves...
Aug 30, 2021
Advocates blast Immigration Department's silence on Afghan requests for help
OTTAWA - Grassroots groups say they don't know what advice to give hundreds of Afghans now stranded in Kabul after pleading for Canada's help. The groups made up of veterans, refugee advocates and oth...
Aug 30, 2021
Liberals, Conservatives take aim at opposing candidates as campaign hits third week
OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives took aim at each other's candidates on Monday, questioning past statements and actions to build a character case about why they, and not their opponent, should be t...
Aug 30, 2021
Liberals, Conservatives take aim at opposing candidates as campaign hits third week
OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives took aim at each other's candidates on Monday, questioning past statements and actions to build a character case about why they, and not their opponent, should be t...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada's Fernandez into second round at U.S. Open with win over Konjuh
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over on Croatia's Ana Konjuh on Monday. Fernandez was more opportunistic and more accurate th...
Aug 30, 2021
Crews continue to get the upper hand on wildfires in the PG Centre
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cutoff Creek fire in the PG Fire Centre is now classified as being held ,after being out of control since early July . 80 firefighters, 3 helicopters, and 4 pieces of heavy equipmen...
Aug 30, 2021
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it's investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabili...
Aug 30, 2021
Number of B.C. evacuation orders and wildfires tick down
VICTORIA - The number of properties under evacuation orders and alerts because of wildfires in British Columbia ticked down over the weekend. Emergency Management BC says 28 orders were in place today...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada's Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic silver in 100-metre backstroke
TOKYO - Danielle Dorris couldn't quite believe the silver medal hung around her neck on Monday. The 18-year-old from Moncton, N.B., captured the hardware with a second-place finish in the women's 100-...
Aug 30, 2021
O'Toole says he supports cancelled pipeline due to Indigenous benefits
KING CITY, ONT. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he supports the cancelled Northern Gateway pipeline, largely because it would have provided economic partnerships for Indigenous communities. O'...
Aug 30, 2021