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Blue Jays acquire 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from Seattle Mariners
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased some depth. The Blue Jays announced on Sunday night that the club has acquired infielder Daniel Vogelbach from the Seattle Mariners in exchange...
Aug 24, 2020
New study calls for new approach to tackling overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Canada needs a new approach to tackle its overdose crisis, says the lead author of a new study that highlights a prevalence of overdoses involving non-prescribed fentanyl and stimulants in...
Aug 24, 2020
Ontario business schools foster 'hostile environment,' racialized students say
Business school students in Ontario are sounding the alarm about what they call outright racism from fellow students and a lack of equity and diversity training among faculty. A number of social media...
Aug 24, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 24
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2020: There are 124,896 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,673 confirmed (including 5,740 deaths, 54,682 resol...
Aug 24, 2020
By the numbers: how the Conservative leadership results came in, round by round
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada uses a points system to determine the winner of its leadership race, with each riding in the country allocated 100 points. A candidate needs a majority of 16,...
Aug 24, 2020
Reactions to Erin O'Toole winning federal Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - "We can rebuild our great country - while protecting Canadians from the ongoing threat of COVID-19. We can get Canadians back to work, be proud of the things we grow, build and produce i...
Aug 24, 2020
Erin O'Toole wins and the overdose crisis: In The News for Aug. 24
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. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Aug 24, 2020
O'Toole likely to move quickly to put stamp on federal Conservative party
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole begins a new political life as the leader of the federal Conservative party. O'Toole was declared the winner of the leadership race early Monday morning after technical...
Aug 24, 2020
New Brunswick election campaign enters second week as nomination deadline looms
FREDERICTON - Political party leaders will be back out on the campaign trail today as New Brunswick's election campaign enters its second week. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers is expected to ma...
Aug 24, 2020
Erin O'Toole faces new navigating challenge as Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Among Erin O'Toole's jobs in the military was navigating a Sea King helicopter over the skies of Canada, and now he takes on the challenge of journeying through political terra...
Aug 24, 2020