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Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Greens and People's party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Sep...
Sep 09, 2021
B.C. opens consultation on anti-racism legislation as groups praise data collection
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking residents to provide input on proposed anti-racism legislation as members of marginalized communities say the collection of data will help groups ...
Sep 09, 2021
Justice Dept. sues Texas over state's new abortion law
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution." The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in...
Sep 09, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders to play their first road game of the year in Winnipeg
After opening the season within the friendly confines of Mosaic Stadium, running back William Powell and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into a very hostile environment. The Riders (3-1) visi...
Sep 09, 2021
Canada's De Grasse ties best time to finish second in 100m at Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Canada's Olympic champion Andre De Grasse raced to second place in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Final on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., tied his personal best 9.89 seco...
Sep 09, 2021
Bloc Québécois leader says party won't take part in a coalition federal government
GATINEAU, Que. - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is rejecting the idea of being part of a coalition federal government after the Sept. 20 election. Blanchet says he would refuse any scenario...
Sep 09, 2021
Plea deal possible for Quebec woman accused of sending Donald Trump poison
WASHINGTON - A United States federal prosecutor says his office is working on a plea deal that could be offered to a Quebec woman accused last year of sending poison to former president Donald Trump. ...
Sep 09, 2021
Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry has submitted subpoenas to the RCMP: spokeswoman
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year has filed almost 50 subpoenas to compel the release of information from several organizations, inclu...
Sep 09, 2021
SOUND OFF: Government must provide answers as hospital staffing shortages worsen
IT'S BEEN AN UNDENIABLY DIFFICULT 18 MONTHS for every British Columbian, but it's not hard to see that front-line workers, particularly those who work in health care, have faced an additional set of c...
Sep 09, 2021
Canadians among those on board Qatari commercial flight out of Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Senior government officials say an unknown number of Canadians are among around 200 foreigners who flew out of Afghanistan on a commercial flight today. The Qatar Airways flight from Kabul to...
Sep 09, 2021
