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ROTHENBURGER: What do the Poilievre Conservatives actually stand for?
WHAT IS A CONSERVATIVE with a capital 'C' these days?Is it the one personified by Pierre Poilievre during the campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada?That's the one filled with...
Sep 12, 2022
Canada and the Queen, Poilievre to meet with Tory caucus : In The News for Sept. 12
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. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 12, 2022
As pivotal midterm elections draw near, campaign trajectories upended by Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON - What a difference a day makes - especially a day like June 24, 2022. With the stroke of a pen, the Supreme Court repealed nearly 50 years of abortion rights in the United States. Three mo...
Sep 12, 2022
Canada to be 'prominent' at Queen's lying in state and funeral: diplomat
LONDON - Canada will have a "prominent" role in the lying-in-state and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom says, as preparations in London shift into high g...
Sep 12, 2022
Quebec election: Legault to campaign in hotly contested ridings in Montreal and Laval
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will head to the Montreal area today as he campaigns in a pair of ridings he's hoping to add come Oct. 3. Legault will be in Chteauguay and Sou...
Sep 12, 2022
Liberals say Canadians want more help with the cost-of-living crisis
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. - The federal Liberals say they are determined to do more to help Canadians feeling the pinch from inflation. The caucus is meeting in St. Andrews, N.B., this week for a retreat wh...
Sep 12, 2022
New Zealand PM says no republic plan following queen's death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will not be pursuing any moves toward changing New Zealand to a republic following the death of Queen Eliza...
Sep 12, 2022
Dubai court rejects Danish extradition request for financier
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Emirati court ruled on Monday that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7 billion tax scheme cannot be extradited to Denmark to face charges. The decisio...
Sep 12, 2022
Pogacar outsprints elite pack to win cycling's Montreal Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates prevailed in a sprint finish of six elite cyclists to win the 221.4-kilometre Grand Prix de Montreal on Sunday. The 23-year-old cyclist finished 24th two ...
Sep 11, 2022
Cowboys QB Prescott to miss multiple weeks with hand injury
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will need surgery for a fractured bone in his throwing hand sustained in the season opener and will miss multiple weeks. The quarterback...
Sep 11, 2022
