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Fri, 3 Sep 2021 18:44:00 EDT
People’s Party equals Greens’ support, Maxime Bernier could win his old seat, poll analysis says
The analysis of election polls shows for the first time that the PPC is ahead of the Greens nationally, and that Bernier has a chance to win his old seat in the Quebec riding of Beauce.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 18:27:35 EDT
COVID cases are rising. Will federal party leaders change how they campaign to avoid a crisis?
With just over two weeks to go in the campaign, a forecast released by the Public Health Agency of Canada said the number of new COVID-19 cases in Canada could surge to 15,000 a day by the beginning of October.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Threats against Justin Trudeau spiked in 2021 amid COVID-19 and lead-up to election, RCMP says
Threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet spiked significantly in the first months of 2021, fuelled by COVID-19 restrictions and the prospect of a federal election, the RCMP says.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 14:11:30 EDT
Erin O’Toole says he would uphold ban on ‘assault weapons’ — just not which ones
The Conservative leader committed Friday to upholding a ban on “assault weapons,” and accused Liberal Liberal Justin Trudeau of trying to import the divisive U.S. debate around gun rights into Canada.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 20:12:00 EDT
Texas’s tough new abortion law is a victory for Donald Trump
The Texas abortion law delivers on the promise of what might be one of Donald Trump’s most consistent and effective political projects: stacking the courts with conservative justices in an attempt to overturn abortion rights.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 21:48:00 EDT
Ontario Liberals blast Haldimand-Norfolk’s appointment of chief medical officer who questions COVID-19 lockdowns
Tweets posted by Dr. Matt Strauss shared with the Star show the region’s new acting medical officer has questioned the validity of lockdown measures.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 05:45:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Toronto District School Board is asking that COVID-19 vaccinations be compulsory for eligible students; Ontarians getting COVID-19 vaccines hits highest level since Aug. 21
Meanwhile, deprived of tourist handouts, hungry monkeys on the resort island of Bali have taken to raiding villagers’ homes in their search for something tasty.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 18:42:36 EDT
Canada could see wave of 15,000 cases a day by October if vaccination rates don’t increase: New modelling
New modelling data released by the federal government Friday shows an urgent need to get younger people vaccinated as cases begin to rise again.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 15:54:32 EDT
Doug Ford’s government delays the return of the legislature until two weeks after the federal election
Rival politicians eager to question Premier Doug Ford over his handling of COVID-19 will have to wait a few more weeks after the government delayed the return of the until Oct. 4.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 14:32:00 EDT
‘For the love of God, get vaccinated’: As COVID cases soar, Jason Kenney offers Albertans $100 to get a jab
Premier Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw made their first appearances in weeks during what has been a booming fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in Alberta.

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 15:21:31 EDT
‘I felt like I had failed.’ Aurélie Rivard turned bitter disappointment into five medals at Tokyo Paralympics
She will go home with gold in the women’s 100-metre freestyle S10 and the 400-metre freestyle S10; silver in the 100-metre backstroke S10; and bronze in the 50-metre freestyle and the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.



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