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Parties promising new housing, but how much is enough and how will they do it?
OTTAWA - Many Canadians are listing housing affordability as a key issue for them, and the politicians vying for votes have taken notice. All major party platforms include a promise to build thousands...
Sep 03, 2021
New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand authorities said Friday they shot and killed a violent extremist after he entered a supermarket and stabbed and injured six shoppers. Prime Minister Jacinda ...
Sep 03, 2021
Japan likely to get new PM as Suga bows out of party vote
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won't run for the leadership of the governing party, indicating he will step down as Japanese leader at the end of this month, a party official said ...
Sep 02, 2021
Where the federal party leaders are on Friday, Sept. 3
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Friday, Sept. 3, 2021: All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Mississauga, Ont. 11 a.m. - Announcement and press conferenc...
Sep 02, 2021
British national pleads guilty to role in terror beheadings
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A British national admitted Thursday evening in a federal courtroom near the nation's capital that he played a leadership role in an Islamic State scheme to torture, hold for ra...
Sep 02, 2021
Quick Quotes: Four leaders take part in French-language election debate
MONTREAL - The first leaders' debate of the federal election took place Thursday night, with four party leaders facing off in French on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks. Here are some key qu...
Sep 02, 2021
The Latest: Four federal party leaders square off in French-language debate on TVA
MONTREAL - The Latest on the French-language leaders' debate airing on TVA among Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-...
Sep 02, 2021
Will Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole axe $6B in child-care money promised to Quebec?
OTTAWA - The question of what would happen to the $6-billion in child-care funding promised to Quebec by the Liberal government if the Conservatives win power Sept. 20 was one the Tory leader wouldn't...
Sep 02, 2021
Canada has to fight for a 1-1 draw with Honduras in World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada had to work hard for a 1-1 tie with Honduras on Thursday in the opening game of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The game - fast-paced and often prickly with little r...
Sep 02, 2021
Pospisil eliminated from U.S. Open following straight-sets loss to Ivashka
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu is into the third round at the U.S. Open. The sixth-seeded Canadian downed American Lauren Davis, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday, and remains undefeated at the Grand Slam following h...
Sep 02, 2021