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Four leaders square off in first televised debate of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign. The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of t...
Sep 02, 2021
Amber Alert: Quebec police continue search for 3-year-old boy missing since Tuesday
MATANE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they are conducting ground searches today for a missing three-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his father. Police issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday evening...
Sep 02, 2021
Cities ask parties to pledge transit help after pandemic eats into ridership revenues
OTTAWA - Canada's municipal leaders are asking federal parties for promises to pump more money into local transit systems to combat pandemic-induced declines in revenues. Ridership dropped precipitous...
Sep 02, 2021
Rivard, Lakatos add to medal haul with silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Canadian Paralympic stars Aurelie Rivard and Brent Lakatos raced to silver medals on Thursday. Rivard, a 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the 100-metre backstroke...
Sep 02, 2021
Pay the same, get less: How 'shrinkflation' masks price increases
Experts say reducing the amount of food in a package is a subtle way to adjust for inflation without raising prices as higher shipping fees and labour shortages drive up costs for food manufacturers.T...
Sep 02, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP detachment launching Facebook page
The Grande Prairie RCMP are gearing up for the launch of their Facebook page on September 7, in hopes of further connecting with residents of the area. Sgt. Shawn Graham says having a Facebook page sp...
Sep 02, 2021
At least 8 deaths as Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast
NEW YORK (AP) - At least eight deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey as relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Th...
Sep 02, 2021
Leaders debate, expanding critical mineral production : 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 we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 02, 2021
Close race in 2019 vote faces rematch of candidates in B.C.'s Port Moody-Coquitlam
Two candidates who met in a political duel decided by a slim margin of 153 votes in 2019 are facing each other again on Sept. 20 in British Columbia's Port Moody-Coquitlam riding. The rematch is betwe...
Sep 02, 2021
Suburban Vancouver ridings where parties look to swing province, say experts
VICTORIA - The fight for political supremacy in British Columbia on Sept. 20 will be won or lost in about 10 ridings in suburban Vancouver where tight races are expected and the potential for change t...
Sep 02, 2021