The first televised debate of the federal election campaign takes place tonight.Only four leaders — the Liberals' Justin Trudeau, the Conservatives' Erin O'Toole, the Bloc Québécois' Yves-Francois Blanchet and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh will face off.The Green party's Annamie Paul and the Peoples' party's Maxime Bernier were not invited to participate.The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of the campaign and could prove crucial to the outcome on Sept. 20.The TVA debate is in addition to two official debates organized by the Leaders' Debates Co

Canada claimed its first women's world hockey championship in almost a decade when Marie-Philip Poulin scored the overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the United States. The Canadians won gold nine years after their last time atop the podium in 2012. It was also redemption after the team failed to reach the final for the first time in the history of the tournament in 2019. Assistant captain Blayre Turnbull suffered a leg injury during the celebration pileup, but returned to the ice to celebrate from a stretcher with her teammates during the Canadian anthem.

When Greg Stewart stepped into the circle for his first throw on Wednesday and pulled the shot put tight into the broad neck of his 7-2 frame, he thought of the words of his coach Dylan Armstrong. ``Dylan always says, make sure you throw your furthest, your hardest on the very first one, and let the other people have to deal with it,'' Stewart said. Stewart executed the Olympic bronze medallist's instructions perfectly. On his opening throw, the 35 year old from Kamloops, B.C., unleashed a Paralympic record of 16.75 metres, and then let out a huge roar to match, to win shot put gold at the To

Justin Trudeau is aiming to distinguish the Liberals from Erin O'Toole's Conservatives with a promise to enshrine abortion services in the Canada Health Act.He is also pledging tougher measures to ban an array of firearms.The pledges come in a Liberal re-election platform with $78 billion in new spending, more than three times the direct new revenues promised over the next five years.O'Toole is outlining a plan to build key infrastructure, promising to end delays and get shovels in the ground for world-class public transit, roads and 5G telecom networks.He accuses the Liberals of sitting on bi

Quebecers are required starting today to show proof of vaccination to access businesses and events the government deems non-essential, such as restaurants, gyms and festivals. The government has said the passport system is necessary to keep the economy open and limit COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Millions of people in the province have been issued QR codes by the Health Department containing their vaccination statuses. They must present the codes along with identification in order to do such things as eat at restaurants or work out at gyms. The new measure comes as Quebec is reporting 69

Justin Trudeau says Canada supports a move by several other countries to have a safe zone established at Kabul international airport in Afghanistan. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending Canada's efforts to get Canadians and vulnerable Afghan citizens who helped Canada's mission in Afghanistan out of that country. At an election campaign stop in Quebec this morning, Trudeau was asked why Ukrainian soldiers were able to rescue Canadians from Kabul. Former Afghan translators who worked for the Globe and Mail have described how Ukrainian soldiers found them and escorted them into the Kabul

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has outlined a plan to help restore Canada's big lakes and river system. In Quebec, he announced his government would invest one billion dollars over 10 years. In Ottawa, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to crack down on ``ultra-rich'' tax dodgers. Singh says his party's plan to tax the rich could raise the money to help pay for programs like universal pharmacare and more affordable housing. He later is scheduled to fly to Ladysmith, BC. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, meanwhile, is promising to get tougher on animal cruelty. He began the day at a dog sanc

Health Canada has finally given the green light for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to be used to inoculate kids as young as 12.The original approval for Moderna in December 2020 was only for people at least 18 years old.Moderna applied for authorization for youth in early June, citing a clinical trial of 3,700 youth in which none of the teens who got two doses developed a COVID-19 infection.Youth as young as 12 in Canada have been authorized to receive the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech since May 5.As of mid-August, 75 per cent of kids in that age group had received at least one dose, and 59 per cen

The athlete who carried the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Paralympics has won a silver medal. Priscilla Gagne of Sarnia, Ontario came in second in the women's 52-kilo judo competition. It was one of two silver medals Canadians won today. Track cyclist Kate O'Brien finished second in the women's C-4 500-metre time trial. Canada has now won a total of 6 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics. It includes 4 silver and 2 bronze medals.