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Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders
VANCOUVER - With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend. No...
Oct 01, 2024
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in ...
Oct 01, 2024
In the news today: Walz and Vance to face off during VP debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Walz and Vance to face off during VP debate Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off on the debate stage tonight in...
Oct 01, 2024
Defence set to lay out case in Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
HAILEYBURY, Ont. - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial is set to resume in a northeastern Ontario court today, with the defence expected to lay out its case. The complainant who acc...
Oct 01, 2024
JD Vance and Tim Walz to face off during vice-presidential debate
WASHINGTON - Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off on the debate stage tonight in a matchup political experts say is likely to focus on who's too weird for the White House. Walz, the Democratic governor...
Oct 01, 2024
Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today. The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation. Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to...
Oct 01, 2024
Canadian MPs join Australian, New Zealand peers in pushing for Palestine statehood
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament are working with their colleagues in Australia and New Zealand to try and convince their respective governments to jointly recognize Palestinian statehood.NDP M...
Oct 01, 2024
Saskatchewan election campaign to begin today with voting day set for Oct. 28
REGINA - The race to elect a new government in Saskatchewan begins today. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has said he will be asking Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty today to dissolve the house to launch the prov...
Oct 01, 2024
B.C. Green leader to unveil election platform in second week of the campaign
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party is expected to be the first to roll out its complete election platform today. Leader Sonia Furstenau is scheduled to hold a news conference in Victoria this morning. Th...
Oct 01, 2024
Bloc Québécois to push Liberals on pension pact with opposition day motion
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois will try to put the squeeze on the Liberals today by calling for a debate in the House of Commons about increasing old age pension payments for all seniors. Bloc Leader Yves-...
Oct 01, 2024