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Leaders argue over how to pay for promises as voters head to advance polls
OTTAWA - The fifth and final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Sunday with the Liberals and New Democrats each questioning whether their opponent's plan to pay for the billions of campa...
Sep 12, 2021
Canada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen win ice dance silver
BERGAMO, Italy - Montreal ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen won silver at the Lombardia Trophy figure skating competition on Sunday. Italy's Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri...
Sep 12, 2021
Advance polls in three Newfoundland ridings reopen after hurricane forced shutdown
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Advance polls in three of Newfoundland's seven federal ridings have reopened after hurricane Larry forced them to shut down for a day. Elections Canada opted to shutter the polls in...
Sep 12, 2021
Trudeau on the offensive against Blanchet and O'Toole while campaigning in Quebec
CANDIAC, Que. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau went on the offensive against Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet on Sunday as he spent a second straight day t...
Sep 12, 2021
Canadian men face longer road to Rugby World Cup after loss to the U.S.
Canada coach Kingsley Jones had hoped the road to the Rugby World Cup would lie through the U.S. and Uruguay. But, in the wake of a qualifying playoff loss to the U.S. Eagles that saw Canada blow a 13...
Sep 12, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promises to crack down on corporate loopholes, tax cheats
SUDBURY, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh hammered in on the billions of dollars of lost tax revenue from corporations and billionaires today as he placed the blame on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's i...
Sep 12, 2021
Ménard main man at inaugural Elk Ridge Open; Yorkton's Johnson cracks top-five
History was made twice this week at Elk Ridge. Up until Saturday, the Elk Ridge Resort had yet to host a Mackenzie Tour- PGA Tour Canada event, and Raoul Mnard had never played in one. But with how mu...
Sep 12, 2021
Bombers earn Banjo Bowl win, season sweep after downing Riders 33-9
The Saskatchewan Roughriders couldn't overcome injuries and ejections, falling 33-9 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday at IG Field during the Banjo Bowl."We came in a little banged up but so wer...
Sep 12, 2021
California voters: Less Republican and white than in 2003
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - It's a familiar refrain among California's recall watchers: 2021 is not 2003. Yes, the state again is in the middle of a recall election that could remove the Democratic gove...
Sep 12, 2021
'It's a different animal': History shows there are no sure bets in Calgary Centre
CALGARY - When it comes to the cookie-cutter pattern of federal politics in the Conservative heartland of Alberta, Calgary Centre is an anomaly. The Tories often sweep much of Alberta, other than one ...
Sep 12, 2021