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Four federal-party leaders gird for French-language debate tonight
OTTAWA - Four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal tonight for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Conservative Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, and Yves-Fr...
Oct 02, 2019
Canopy Growth buys majority stake in sports drink company BioSteel
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. has bought a majority stake in BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc., a maker of sports nutrition products. The deal gives Canopy Growth a 72 pe...
Oct 02, 2019
Andreescu wins second-round match at China Open, 15th match in a row
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 15th match in a row. The world No. 6 beat Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 7-5 today in a second-round match at the China Open. It was a rematch of a U.S. ...
Oct 02, 2019
Toronto's Pearson airport to use AI-powered technology to detect weapons
TORONTO - Canada's busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons. The operator of Toronto's Pearson International Airport says it has agreed to t...
Oct 02, 2019
Baloney Meter: Andrew Scheer says Canada sends foreign aid to rich countries
OTTAWA - "The Trudeau government sends $2.2 billion of so-called foreign aid to middle- and upper-income countries like Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, China, Iran, Italy, Mexico and Turkey. Worse still,...
Oct 02, 2019
Running the Liberal numbers and determining fitness to stand trial; In-The-News for Sept. 30
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 Sept. 30. What we are watching in Canada ... T...
Oct 02, 2019
UFOs, roommates and a deer in a clothing shop; In-The-News for Oct. 2
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. 2. What we are watching in...
Oct 02, 2019
Israel begins Netanyahu's pre-indictment corruption hearing
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long-awaited pre-indictment hearing on corruption charges began Wednesday in Jerusalem, as a jittery political world eagerly sought clarity on h...
Oct 02, 2019
Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talked about ...
Oct 02, 2019
Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talked about ...
Oct 02, 2019