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Poland halts Afghan airlift over safety as US deadline looms
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland said Wednesday it halted its airlift evacuations from Kabul's international airport over safety concerns, as Western nations prepare to end operations helping those fleein...
Aug 25, 2021

Week 2 on the hustings and Afghan chaos: In The News for Aug. 23
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 Aug. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2021

Day 10 on campaign trail, sea stars nearing extinction : In The News for Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2021

Trudeau in British Columbia while Conservative and NDP leaders campaign in Ontario
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will be campaigning in British Columbia today while the heads of the New Democrats and Conservative will be in Ontario. Trudeau is expected to make an announcement in Sur...
Aug 25, 2021

'It's very disturbing': Expert says sea stars melting away because of wasting disease
VANCOUVER - Sea stars in the waters off British Columbia that died off in the billions about a decade ago are not recovering as expected, an expert says. A new study published by the Royal Society sai...
Aug 25, 2021

Berrios struggles as White Sox end three-game skid with 5-2 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Jose Abreu homered in Chicago's four-run first inning as the White Sox ended a three-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Luis Robert scored twice...
Aug 24, 2021

Montreal police chief says two officers targeted by gunshots, one injured in arm
Montreal's police chief says two officers were targeted in a shooting early Tuesday morning, leaving one injured in the arm. Sylvain Caron says two officers were shot at around 1:30 a.m. as they exite...
Aug 24, 2021

Where the main election leaders are for Wednesday, Aug. 25
OTTAWA - The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Wednesday, Aug. 25. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Surrey, B.C. - 9 a.m. Announcement and meeting with a ...
Aug 24, 2021

Spooner scores twice for Canada in 5-0 win over Switzerland in women's world hockey
CALGARY - Natalie Spooner scored twice to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Switzerland at the women's world hockey championship Tuesday. Melodie Daoust had a goal and an assist, Emily Clark scored shorth...
Aug 24, 2021

Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio to get a second opinion on left elbow injury
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio was planning to get a second opinion on a left elbow injury he suffered in a game last week while on a minor-league rehab assignment. Biggio underwent an MRI e...
Aug 24, 2021