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Tight B.C. races give Liberals Richmond Centre riding, NDP takes Nanaimo-Ladysmith

Tight B.C. races give Liberals Richmond Centre riding, NDP takes Nanaimo-Ladysmith

VICTORIA — The Liberals and New Democrats have been declared the winners in two hotly contested British Columbia federal ridings too close to call on election night.
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Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor back in Canada after detention in China

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor back in Canada after detention in China

Two Canadians who languished in Chinese prisons for nearly three years held emotional reunions with their loved ones on Saturday after the culmination of a geopolitical saga that saw them return safely to Canadian soil.
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Board deemed sex offender a risk years before he was accused of killing woman, child

Board deemed sex offender a risk years before he was accused of killing woman, child

EDMONTON — Four years before a mother and her 16-month-old son were killed in western Alberta, police had warned the public that a registered sex offender would be released and there was a chance he could harm “a female, including children.
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Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in a deal w
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Thousands of mail ballots still to be counted, including in two tight races in B.C.

Thousands of mail ballots still to be counted, including in two tight races in B.C.

OTTAWA — The final federal election result may be delayed until this weekend — or even longer — because thousands of mail-in ballots have still to be counted.
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Election results unveil worrisome divide between urban and rural Canadians: experts

OTTAWA — The results of the federal election have shown a deepened divide between Canadians living in urban areas who mostly chose Liberal candidates and those living in rural areas who voted for the Conservative party, experts say.
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There are new rules about employment insurance. Here's what you need to know.

There are new rules about employment insurance. Here's what you need to know.

OTTAWA — The employment insurance system is set for another round of pandemic-related changes that come into force on Sunday. Here are a few of the key changes that will apply to new claims for benefits made beginning Sept. 26.
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No winning ticket for Friday's $65 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $65 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto max draw. There were also eight Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but none of them were won. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max Draw on Sept.
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Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in a deal w
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A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou

Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei Technologies CFO, has pleaded not guilty in a deferred prosecution plea agreement reached with the U.S. Justice Department. The deal is expected to allow Meng to return to China.
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