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Five policy questions Tory leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre hasn't answered
OTTAWA - Throughout the Conservative party's leadership race, Pierre Poilievre has campaigned on fighting inflation and the rising cost of living, as well as defending Canadians who refuse to get vacc...
Sep 08, 2022
Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments in new affordability plan
VANCOUVER - The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the hurt of inflation for lower income Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce...
Sep 08, 2022
Chief to speak after mass stabbing suspect dies following four-day manhunt
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation is set to speak the day after the suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage died in police custody following a four-day manhunt. Myles San...
Sep 08, 2022
Québec solidaire is the preferred choice among province's youth, but will they vote?
MONTREAL - Gabriel-Nadeau Dubois stepped up to the lectern in a park in east-end Montreal on Wednesday, promising to deliver what he called a "transport revolution." With his forest-green suit and the...
Sep 08, 2022
New air passenger protection rules come into effect Thursday
MONTREAL - New Air Passenger Protection Regulations go into effect today. The update comes as the Canadian Transport Agency tries to close a loophole that left some passengers unable to secure cash re...
Sep 08, 2022
RCMP confirm both stabbing suspects are dead; detail response by police
Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed Myles Sanderson is dead. "This evening our province is breathing a collective sigh of relief," said Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore - the commanding officer of...
Sep 07, 2022
Ricky Martin sues nephew, alleges million-dollar losses
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his nephew accusing him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages stemming from f...
Sep 07, 2022
Police say Memphis shooting spree suspect, 19, in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said a man who drove around the city shooting at people during an hours-long spree that forced frightened people to shelter in place Wednesday has b...
Sep 07, 2022
Fire at karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam kills 32
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has risen to 32, state media reported. The fire that began late Tuesday trapped workers and customers inside th...
Sep 07, 2022
Manoah quiets Orioles in Toronto's 4-1 win; Jays take 3 of 4
BALTIMORE (AP) - Alek Manoah retired 22 of his final 23 hitters in an impressive eight-inning performance, and the Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up a successful series in Baltimore with a 4-1 victory over...
Sep 07, 2022
