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For 90 minutes on Wednesday, CF Montréal will have to forget about the MLS

For 90 minutes on Wednesday, CF Montréal will have to forget about the MLS

MONTREAL — After a heartbreaking tie in Toronto on Saturday, CF Montréal's players are no doubt concerned about their team's poor position in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference.
Nunavut elects 11 new legislature members in territorial election

Nunavut elects 11 new legislature members in territorial election

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut residents elected 11 new members to the 22-person legislative assembly in Monday's territorial vote.
A full list of who is where in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet

A full list of who is where in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet was revealed on Tuesday, with old faces in familiar places, and new faces in new places.
New federal cabinet, improving health care in Ontario : In The News for Oct. 26

New federal cabinet, improving health care in Ontario : In The News for Oct. 26

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. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Poll: Canadians still reluctant to hand out Halloween candy due to pandemic

Poll: Canadians still reluctant to hand out Halloween candy due to pandemic

OTTAWA — Many parents are planning to let their children go trick-or-treating this year — but a new poll suggests they may find fewer doors open than in pre-pandemic Halloweens.
Path to Trudeau's new cabinet hits final stretch ahead of swearing-in ceremony

Path to Trudeau's new cabinet hits final stretch ahead of swearing-in ceremony

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is poised to conduct a major overhaul of his cabinet Tuesday, crafting a new lineup of ministers intended to signal his government's sense of urgency to deliver on a half dozen priority commitments, including climate change an
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies only to those who've fled

Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies only to those who've fled

OTTAWA — The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other countries are eligible.
Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou

Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive's arrest at Vancouver's airport over an extradition request from the United States. An order dated Oct.
No visible flames seen from containers on ship off Victoria: coast guard

No visible flames seen from containers on ship off Victoria: coast guard

VICTORIA — Some of the containers that caught fire on a cargo ship off Victoria contained hazardous materials, but air quality monitoring along the city's waterfront had found no negative results, the Canadian Coast Guard said Monday.
Ruling finds Ottawa's anti-abortion test for summer jobs funding was within bounds

Ruling finds Ottawa's anti-abortion test for summer jobs funding was within bounds

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has found it was reasonable for Ottawa to require applicants to its summer-jobs program to declare themselves in support of abortion rights in order to get funding.