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Democrats Wu, Essaibi George to vie in Boston mayor’s race
BOSTON (AP) - Boston voters have for the first time narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November. City Councilors Michelle Wu and Ann...
Sep 15, 2021
On the campaign trail and August inflation numbers : In The News for Sept. 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 15, 2021
Don't forget Celil in Chinese prison, say supporters of Canadian Uyghur advocate
OTTAWA - Supporters of a Canadian man imprisoned in China for a decade and a half want the next federal government to use the 2022 Beijing Olympics as a bargaining chip to bring him home. And the advo...
Sep 15, 2021
Where the federal party leaders are on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Halifax 10 a.m. - Announcement and media availability. N...
Sep 15, 2021
Unions reject O'Toole's worker-friendly pitch, campaign to prevent Conservative win
OTTAWA - Despite Erin O'Toole's attempts to portray himself as an ally of workers, the Conservative leader appears to remain public enemy No. 1 so far as Canada's labour unions are concerned. Some of ...
Sep 15, 2021
Campaign has Trudeau in Halifax, O'Toole in Quebec and Singh in Ontario
The three main party leaders are in Eastern and Central Canada today, a day after a new poll suggested the already close race is getting even tighter. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau gets his day starte...
Sep 15, 2021
B.C. man who murdered a family of six on camping trip in 1982 seeking parole
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A man convicted of the mass murder of a family nearly 40 years ago is to seek his release once again when he appears today before the Parole Board of Canada. David Shearing, who now ...
Sep 15, 2021
Campaign has Trudeau in Halifax, O'Toole in Quebec and Singh in Ontario
The three main party leaders are in Eastern and Central Canada today, a day after a new poll suggested the already close race is getting even tighter. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau gets his day starte...
Sep 15, 2021
Wu advances in Boston mayor race; opponent too early to call
BOSTON (AP) - Democrat Michelle Wu has emerged the top vote-getter in a runoff election for the next mayor of Boston, but the race to decide her opponent in November is too early to call. Wu, a city c...
Sep 15, 2021
Seoul: North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles off east coast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, two days after the North claimed to have tested a new missile in its fi...
Sep 14, 2021