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Trudeau's virtual tour and Bieber's country music nod: 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...
Sep 02, 2020

Liberals campaign in Saint Stephen and Saint John today, Tories in Oromocto
FREDERICTON - Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers has a pair of announcements scheduled today on New Brunswick's campaign trail. Vickers will be in Saint Stephen in the morning and will then travel to S...
Sep 02, 2020

Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez, Pospisil advance to second round of US Open
NEW YORK - It was a first-round sweep for Canadians at the U.S. Open. Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the second round at Flushing Meadows for the first time after surviving a stiff...
Sep 01, 2020

Thatcher Demko stops 43 shots as Canucks beat Vegas 2-1 in NHL playoff action
EDMONTON - Thatcher Demko made 43 saves in his first ever NHL playoff start, and the Vancouver Canucks kept their season alive with a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Brock ...
Sep 01, 2020

Flyers stave off elimination with 4-3 win over Islanders
TORONTO - Scott Laughton scored on a redirect in overtime after Philadelphia blew a late two-goal lead, helping and the Flyers stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesd...
Sep 01, 2020

Marte's homer gives Marlins 3-2 win over Blue Jays
MIAMI - Starling Marte celebrated his Miami debut with a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, helping the Marlins top the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday night. Marte, who was acquired in a trade ...
Sep 01, 2020

Impact win 1-0 to end Toronto FC's undefeated string at 18 regular-season games
TORONTO - Rudy Camacho's 14th-minute goal lifted the Montreal Impact to a 1-0 win Tuesday, ending Toronto FC's club-record unbeaten streak in MLS regular-season play at 18 games - one short of the lea...
Sep 01, 2020

Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Khmer Rouge's chief jailer, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regime's most notorious prison, has died. Kain...
Sep 01, 2020

Health Canada reverses course, will review applications for COVID-19 home tests
OTTAWA - Health Canada has reversed course on home test kits for COVID-19, saying it will now review applications for such devices. In June, the department indicated it would not review such applicati...
Sep 01, 2020

Tatum scores 34 points and Celtics take 2-0 series lead over Raptors
LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. - Jayson Tatum scored 34 points while Marcus Smart had 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics edged the Toronto Raptors 102-99 on Tuesday in ...
Sep 01, 2020