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Frustration with anti-vaxers and TIFF star power: In The News for Sept. 3
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. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 03, 2021

Canadian senator hears desperate plea from Afghan woman MP fearing Taliban reprisals
A senator who chairs a committee set up to forge ties between the Canadian and Afghan parliaments has been receiving desperate pleas for help from Afghan politicians. Sen. Salma Ataullahjan says she h...
Sep 03, 2021

Poll: majority of Canadians favour vaccine passport for non-essential places
A new poll suggests eight out of 10 Canadians backed the notion of a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the days leading up to this week's rollout of a certificate system in Quebec and news that Ontario wou...
Sep 03, 2021

Doctors frustrated with 'selfishness' of unvaccinated people, protesters
Some doctors and nurses are frustrated with large groups of anti-vaccination protesters outside hospitals in cities across the country and say limited health-care resources are being used to save the ...
Sep 03, 2021

Coal committee hears Albertans want overall policy on Rocky Mountain development
EDMONTON - Albertans want to talk about a lot more than coal when it comes to development in their beloved Rocky Mountains, says the head of the committee charged with collecting public opinion on the...
Sep 03, 2021

New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand authorities said Friday they shot and killed a violent extremist after he entered a supermarket and stabbed and injured six shoppers. Prime Minister Jacinda ...
Sep 03, 2021

Japan likely to get new PM as Suga bows out of party vote
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won't run for the leadership of the governing party, indicating he will step down as Japanese leader at the end of this month, a party official said ...
Sep 02, 2021

British national pleads guilty to role in terror beheadings
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A British national admitted Thursday evening in a federal courtroom near the nation's capital that he played a leadership role in an Islamic State scheme to torture, hold for ra...
Sep 02, 2021

The Latest: Four federal party leaders square off in French-language debate on TVA
MONTREAL - The Latest on the French-language leaders' debate airing on TVA among Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-...
Sep 02, 2021

Canada has to fight for a 1-1 draw with Honduras in World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada had to work hard for a 1-1 tie with Honduras on Thursday in the opening game of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The game - fast-paced and often prickly with little r...
Sep 02, 2021