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Party leaders scatter from Vancouver Island to Montreal as campaign starts Week 3
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Green Leader Elizabeth May are both in Montreal today, as the third week of the federal election campaign begins. Scheer has a morning announcement ...
Sep 26, 2019
Huawei, frozen toes and a titillating trip; In-The-News for Sept. 24
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. 24. What we are watching ...
Sep 26, 2019
A cuppa plastic and talking to strangers; In-The-News for Sept. 26
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. 26. What we are watching ...
Sep 26, 2019
Twitter says Canadian election so far free of major manipulation attempts
OTTAWA - Twitter is giving the all-clear so far for the federal election campaign, saying it has not yet uncovered any instances of large-scale attempts at disinformation or manipulation. Despite vigo...
Sep 26, 2019
Heat rises as Trudeau, Scheer exchange fire in climate fight on campaign trail
OTTAWA - Long-simmering political differences over climate change boiled over into a series of personal attacks between the Liberal and Conservative leaders on the campaign trail Tuesday. Liberal Lead...
Sep 26, 2019
'Lonely and abandoned:' sentencing hearing for man who killed grandson
CALGARY - Crown and defence lawyers are suggesting significant prison time for a man convicted of killing his five-year-old grandson, who court heard went from friendly and happy to iso...
Sep 26, 2019
Heat rises as Trudeau, Scheer exchange fire in climate fight on campaign trail
OTTAWA - Long-simmering political differences over climate change boiled over into a series of personal attacks between the Liberal and Conservative leaders on the campaign trail Tuesday. Liberal Lead...
Sep 26, 2019
Indigenous shelter users leave sooner, return more often, federal study finds
OTTAWA - Indigenous people are spending fewer nights in homeless shelters than non-Indigenous users, a finding from federal researchers who warn in internal documents that the result points ...
Sep 26, 2019
Canada announces starting lineup for Rugby World Cup opener against Italy
Canada will be without forward Evan Olmstead and winger Taylor Paris when it opens Rugby World Cup play Thursday against Italy in Japan. Both are nursing knocks and have been ruled out of the match at...
Sep 26, 2019
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 6-2 in pre-season play
VANCOUVER - Brady Tkachuk had two goals and two assists and Craig Anderson stopped 44-of-46 shots, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 pre-season win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Con...
Sep 25, 2019