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Canadians heading to the polls to choose next federal government
OTTAWA - Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons. Elections Canad...
Sep 20, 2021
200 Afghans, including female students and dancers, make daring overland escape
OTTAWA - Dozens of female Afghan students have escaped the Taliban with the help of a Toronto-based charity and are heading to Saskatoon after a daring land journey lasting weeks. Nearly 100 girls hav...
Sep 20, 2021
Brian White pulls Whitecaps even in 1-1 draw with Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Brian White scored, Maxime Crpeau made three saves for Vancouver and the Whitecaps tied the Colorado Rapids 1-1 on Sunday night. White chipped a one-touch finish off the cr...
Sep 19, 2021
Body found in Wyoming believed to be Gabrielle Petito
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito. The FBI said the body was found by law enforcement agents who had spent the past two ...
Sep 19, 2021
'Don't split the vote by voting PPC,' O'Toole tells supporters on final campaign day
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole delivered his starkest plea yet for people not to split the vote on the right by picking the People's Party of Canada on what was his last day before polls o...
Sep 19, 2021
'Don't split the vote by voting PPC,' O'Toole tells supporters on final campaign day
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole delivered his starkest plea yet for people not to split the vote on the right by picking the People's Party of Canada on what was his last day before polls o...
Sep 19, 2021
Senate parliamentarian sets back Dems' immigration push
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats can't use their $3.5 trillion package bolstering social and climate programs to give millions of immigrants a chance to become citizens, the Senate's parliamentarian said l...
Sep 19, 2021
Body found in Wyoming believed to be Gabrielle Petito
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito. The FBI said the body was found by law enforcement agents who had spent the past two ...
Sep 19, 2021
Reminder: what voters need before they head to the polls
KAMLOOPS - Canadian citizens who have not yet voted via mail-in ballot or advanced polls will make their decision Monday (Sept. 20).Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old and can prove thei...
Sep 19, 2021
B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a severe nursing shortage in a northern city as staff face criticism from COVID-19 protesters. The Northern Health Authority...
Sep 19, 2021
