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Quebec's overhaul of its strict French-language law under microscope at hearings
MONTREAL - Quebec's proposed overhaul of its French-language charter is under the microscope at legislative hearings, with participants this week raising concerns about the bill's effect on English sp...
Oct 01, 2021
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and market jitters : In The News for Oct. 1
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 Oct. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 01, 2021
Former fashion leader Peter Nygard's extradition hearing on U.S. sex charges to begin
WINNIPEG - An extradition hearing for a former Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States is to begin today. Peter Nygard, who is 80, was arrested in W...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C. subsidizes energy drilling on caribou habitat it promised to protect, study says
British Columbia is subsidizing oil and gas well drilling on the same land it has promised to protect for caribou, new research has found. "The B.C. government has made a lot of commitments to caribou...
Oct 01, 2021
Blue Jays lose to Yankees in rubber game as Toronto's wild-card chances take a hit
TORONTO - The long ball proved costly for starter Robbie Ray and the Blue Jays on Thursday as the New York Yankees dealt a blow to Toronto's playoff chances while solidifying their own. Aaron Judge hi...
Sep 30, 2021
Democrats struggle to save Biden $3.5T bill, no deal struck
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats were still struggling late Thursday to reach a deal on President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion government overhaul. Late-night vot...
Sep 30, 2021
Denis Shapovalov saves 6 set points, beats Fritz at San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO - Denis Shapovalov erased a big deficit and six set points in the opener en route to a 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over Taylor Fritz at the San Diego Open on Thursday to reach his first quarterfina...
Sep 30, 2021
Police: Human remains could be Iowa boy who vanished in May
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) - Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday said Thursday they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfi...
Sep 30, 2021
Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The mayor of Alaska's largest city apologized Thursday for his comments supporting some residents' use of Holocaust imagery to liken a proposed citywide mask mandate to the op...
Sep 30, 2021
Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at B.C. site
RCMP say they are negotiating with demonstrators who have taken control of a Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C. as tensions surrounding the natural gas project rise again. Protests las...
Sep 30, 2021