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Rivard, Lakatos add to medal haul with silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Canadian Paralympic stars Aurelie Rivard and Brent Lakatos raced to silver medals on Thursday. Rivard, a 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the 100-metre backstroke...
Sep 02, 2021
Northern airline implementing vaccination policies for employees and passengers
Both passengers and employees of Rise Air will not be allowed to board a company aircraft in the coming months if they are unvaccinated.The new policy aligns with Government of Canada requirements tha...
Sep 02, 2021
At least 8 deaths as Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast
NEW YORK (AP) - At least eight deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey as relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Th...
Sep 02, 2021
Leaders debate, expanding critical mineral production : In The News for Sept. 2
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. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 02, 2021
Close race in 2019 vote faces rematch of candidates in B.C.'s Port Moody-Coquitlam
Two candidates who met in a political duel decided by a slim margin of 153 votes in 2019 are facing each other again on Sept. 20 in British Columbia's Port Moody-Coquitlam riding. The rematch is betwe...
Sep 02, 2021
Suburban Vancouver ridings where parties look to swing province, say experts
VICTORIA - The fight for political supremacy in British Columbia on Sept. 20 will be won or lost in about 10 ridings in suburban Vancouver where tight races are expected and the potential for change t...
Sep 02, 2021
Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges federal parties to talk critical minerals strategy
WASHINGTON - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants federal leaders to get serious about making critical minerals a fundamental part of North America's economic recovery. The chamber says Canada is mi...
Sep 02, 2021
Four leaders square off in first televised debate of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign. The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of t...
Sep 02, 2021
Four leaders square off in first televised debate of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign. The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of t...
Sep 02, 2021
Grichuk sacrifice fly give Blue Jays 5-4 win over Orioles
TORONTO - The Blue Jays overcame their recent late-game offensive struggles with an important victory against the lowly Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. A Randal Grichuk pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the ...
Sep 01, 2021