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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
Federal leader debates, COVID hospitalization costs : In The News for Sept. 9
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. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
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
Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the French-language debate on Wednesday
GATINEAU, Que. - The official French-language televised debate took place Wednesday night at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. Here are some key quotes from Liberals' Justin Trudeau, the Conserv...
Sep 08, 2021
1,166 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday, 18 new deaths
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.In that time, 1,166 cases were confirmed. To date, there...
Sep 08, 2021