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Campfire allowed across all but southern Vancouver Island as wildfire conditions ease
VANCOUVER - As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions. The...
Sep 10, 2021
Federal leaders back on the hustings after back-to-back debates
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders are back on the campaign trail after locking horns in two back-to-back leaders' debates, while Canadians started voting in advance polls. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was ea...
Sep 10, 2021
Federal leaders back on the hustings after back-to-back debates
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders are back on the campaign trail after locking horns in two back-to-back leaders' debates, while Canadians started voting in advance polls. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was ea...
Sep 10, 2021
U.S. Eagles look to catch Canada in second leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier
Canada coach Kingsley Jones expects a different U.S. Eagles side to show up Saturday from the one beaten 34-21 in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifier last weekend in St. John's, N.L. So d...
Sep 10, 2021
Don't equate plight of Indigenous people with Quebec, Singh says
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he doesn't agree with Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet equating the experience of Indigenous people to the treatment of Quebecers. In Thursday night's E...
Sep 10, 2021
Hurricane Larry headed for eastern Newfoundland where gusts could reach 140 km/h
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As hurricane Larry churns its way toward eastern Newfoundland, residents of the Avalon Peninsula are being warned to brace for hurricane-force winds gusting at 140 kilometres per ho...
Sep 10, 2021
Nanaimo man awaits sentence after child porn guilty plea
NANAIMO - A local man must wait for a judge's sentence for possession of child pornography, the latest case in a continuous cycle of the disturbing behaviour before Nanaimo judges.On Thursday, Sept 9,...
Sep 10, 2021
Lebanon forms new government, 1st in over a year
BEIRUT (AP) - The Lebanese presidency says a new government has been formed, breaking a 13-month deadlock that saw the country slide deeper into financial chaos and poverty. Lebanon has been without a...
Sep 10, 2021
The English debate and a Canadian star lights up New York: In The News for Sept. 10
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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 10, 2021
Final England-India test off after outbreak in Indian camp
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - The fifth and final test of the cricket series between England and India was canceled Friday, barely an hour before play was due to start, following a coronavirus outbreak i...
Sep 10, 2021
