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'I'm here but my mind is always there:' Ontario woman returns home from Afghanistan
Heartbreak and guilt are all Zakia Zarifi has been feeling since she returned to her home in Ontario from Afghanistan. "I'm happy to see my family here, but it's torture for me because I couldn't brin...
Sep 17, 2021

Election signs show importance of traditional campaigning in online age: experts
OTTAWA - Political parties put up election signs on streets to keep up with each other and to build momentum - even though one expert says there is little data to prove this tactic has any impact on t...
Sep 17, 2021

Campaign race for home has main federal party leaders in Eastern, Central Canada
With just three days now until the federal election, the main party leaders will be keeping the campaign throttle wide open today as they chase any still undecided votes in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Sc...
Sep 17, 2021

Campaign race for home has main federal party leaders in Eastern, Central Canada
With just three days now until the federal election, the main party leaders will be keeping the campaign throttle wide open today as they chase any still undecided votes in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Sc...
Sep 17, 2021

Alberta's COVID crisis and campaign home stretch: In The News for Sept. 17
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. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 17, 2021

China astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station
BEIJING (AP) - A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to earth Friday after a 90-day stay aboard their nation's first space station in China's longest mission yet. Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hon...
Sep 16, 2021

Where the federal party leaders are on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Windsor, Ont. 9 a.m. - Announcement and media availability....
Sep 16, 2021

Health officials, Herron staff clashed as situation got worse, Quebec coroner hears
MONTREAL - There was tension over who was in charge at the privately owned Rsidence Herron care home as a COVID-19 outbreak worsened last year, with residents and their families left on the sidelines,...
Sep 16, 2021

Minnesota high court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has cleared the way for Minneapolis to vote on the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed. The state's highest court Thursday eveni...
Sep 16, 2021

Roughriders QB Cody Fajardo declares himself fit to play after concussion scare
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders fans can breathe easier. Quarterback Cody Fajardo has declared himself ready to play. Fajardo's status for Friday's home game against the Toronto Argonauts was in que...
Sep 16, 2021