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Vancouver Whitecaps want to get back to winning ways in MLS game against Colorado
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps must punch above their weight Sunday in Denver against the Colorado Rapids in a bid to climb into the Major League Soccer playoff picture. Vancouver (7-8-8) ended a...
Sep 18, 2021

N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider act...
Sep 18, 2021

Pandemic federal election campaign produces little enthusiasm for any party
OTTAWA - A campaign that started with anger over Justin Trudeau's decision to call an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is ending amid anger over conservative premiers' handling of the he...
Sep 18, 2021

Citing a fixture crunch, Canada opts to skip World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Citing a fixture crunch, Canada will skip next month's World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. The six-team competition, back after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, runs Oct. 22-30 in Montevideo, Uruguay, ...
Sep 18, 2021

Coral reefs have lost half their ability to support human communities, study finds
A Canadian-led team of scientists has concluded that tropical coral reefs that feed millions around the world have lost about half their ability to support human communities since 1950. "I don't think...
Sep 18, 2021

Muslim Canadians call on politicians to take concrete action to fight Islamophobia
LONDON, Ont. - Dareen Shilbayeh can't stop herself from looking over her shoulder while out in public. The London, Ont., resident who wears a hijab says she's been worried she'll be targeted because o...
Sep 18, 2021

Majority of Quebecers support mandatory health-care worker vaccination: Leger poll
MONTREAL - More than three-quarters of Quebecers support mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, according to a new Leger poll, which also found strong support for vaccine passports across the ...
Sep 18, 2021

New Democrats put Tory-held Edmonton riding, with low vote turnout, in their sights
OTTAWA - A young two-spirit Mtis leader hopes he can deliver one of the biggest upsets of the election campaign, if he can persuade apathetic voters to head to the polls Monday. NDP candidate Blake De...
Sep 18, 2021

Riding to watch ahead of the federal election: Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine
The Gaspsie region in eastern Quebec is best known to outsiders for its charming villages, outdoor recreation opportunities and panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River, but it could also become cont...
Sep 18, 2021

Social media strategies played important role in pandemic election: experts
Bakhtawar Khan excitedly waited, her friend holding two cellphones and a camera, for her turn to get a photo with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The 20-year-old, like most people showing up to political ra...
Sep 18, 2021