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Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan worries she will die as military ends operations
A Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan says she's worried she will die before she is able to return to her Ontario home and is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The woman, who says her friends cal...
Aug 26, 2021

Province reports another triple-digit day of new COVID-19 cases
Another 158 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the provincial government Thursday. This brings the total to 53,004 reported cases; 1,602 cases are considered active and 50,808 cases are ...
Aug 26, 2021

Singh stops in Winnipeg, makes housing promises with Indigenous candidates
WINNIPEG - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reiterated housing commitments as he made election campaign stops in Winnipeg ridings with significant Indigenous populations. Singh's first stop on the Man...
Aug 26, 2021

PWHPA to hold Dream Gap Tour international showcase tournament in Nova Scotia
TRURO, N.S. - The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association will hold a Secret Dream Gap tour tournament Nov. 12-13 in Truro, N.S. Teams from Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Boston will participa...
Aug 26, 2021

Israeli PM and Biden postpone meeting because of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have postponed their White House meeting as Biden focused his attention on dealing with the aftermath of deadly explosi...
Aug 26, 2021

Green Leader Paul points out threats targeting her online, calls for accountability
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Annamie Paul said she has been receiving threats online from people saying they will show up to disrupt her party's campaign events. Paul said in a news release her party h...
Aug 26, 2021

RCMP investigating hack of spy watchdog network involving theft of files, agency says
OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog says the RCMP is investigating a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the theft of two files and the compromise of personal information. The National Security and I...
Aug 26, 2021

Springer making strides in recovery from knee injury, runs bases without issue
TORONTO - Star outfielder George Springer appeared one step closer to returning to the Toronto lineup after completing base-running drills Thursday before the Blue Jays' afternoon game against the Chi...
Aug 26, 2021

O'Toole says Canada 'should be proud to put our flag back up'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada 'should be proud to put our flag back up' after it has remained at half-mast on the Peace Tower and other federal buildings for nearly three month...
Aug 26, 2021

Mayor: 2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near Illinois courthouse
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Two people were killed and another was injured Thursday morning in a shooting near the courthouse in the small northern Illinois city of Kankakee, the mayor said. Mayor Christoph...
Aug 26, 2021