TORONTO – Accusations of wanton spending, misleading the public and prioritizing votes over the crisis in Afghanistan dominated the seventh full day of the federal election campaign. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began Sunday in Toronto at an event honouring the tenth anniversary of Jack Layton’s death. Layton led the NDP […]
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By Jim Bronskill
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OTTAWA – Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa and its allies, officials said Sunday. Canada will work tirelessly to evacuate people from Afghanistan “for as long as it is safe […]
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OTTAWA – The main federal party leaders are in central and eastern Canada as the election campaign enters its second full week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau remains on the East Coast today, making an announcement in Halifax before heading to St. John’s, N.L., to meet with locals and supporters. Conservative […]
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Public Safety Canada says it has approved a request for help from the Northwest Territories as the territory deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases. The territory says there are 198 active cases, with the majority of them occurring in the Sahtu region. The Fort Good Hope area has been […]
By Jacob Serebrin
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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MONTREAL – New COVID-19 cases are rising in Quebec, but unlike during previous waves of the novel coronavirus, the level of vaccination in the province should lead to significantly fewer hospitalizations, experts said Friday. Dr. Donald Sheppard, director of the interdisciplinary initiative in infection and immunity at McGill University, says […]
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OTTAWA – Canadian officials say the military’s special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul’s chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials would not provide more details, citing the sensitivity of the security situation, but they said they are having success in getting […]
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YELLOWKNIFE – A long-term care home in the Northwest Territories declared a COVID-19 outbreak Wednesday and a hard-hit community asked for policing help as cases in the territory rise steeply. The N.W.T. recorded another 52 new cases Wednesday for a total of 129. That’s after posting new 74 cases Tuesday […]
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TORONTO – Ontario opposition parties are raising concerns over images circulating online of what appears to be a fundraising letter designed to resemble an invoice from the governing Progressive Conservatives. The NDP and Liberals say it could mislead vulnerable residents into thinking they need to pay money to the party. […]
By Amanda Stephenson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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CALGARY – Stephanie Sabela didn’t know what to expect when she first decided to list her backyard swimming pool for rent on the popular online platform, Swimply, Sabela, who lives on a five-acre property north of Toronto in King Township, saw an online ad for Swimply back in June. On […]
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VANCOUVER – The first public inquiry from British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the “disturbing surge of hate” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commissioner’s office said in a news release there has been a significant rise in reported hate-related incidents in B.C. since […]
The election is on, and five candidates have joined the running to represent Thunder Bay-Rainy River on Parliament Hill. The federal election is scheduled for September 20, with advance polls on September 10-13. Details on where and how to vote can be found at elections.ca.The following are our candidates, in […]
