Meet the billionaire and his crew mates set to blast off on SpaceX's 1st private flight

Billionaire Jared Isaacman, the American founder and CEO of an e-commerce firm, will lead three fellow spaceflight novices on a three-day trip to orbit the Earth set to begin Wednesday with blastoff from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Disabled inmate was forced to sleep on cell floor for 3 weeks, lawsuit alleges

An Indigenous inmate in a federal women's prison who uses a wheelchair is suing the attorney general of Canada for $10 million because she says she was forced to sleep on the bare floor of her cell when she couldn't be moved from her wheelchair to her bed.
How the Taliban's win in Afghanistan could reshape the jihadist movement

The Taliban movement is now the most powerful symbol in the radical jihadist movement — but it risks becoming a victim of its own success.
First Nations vote a potential 'kingmaker' in federal election outcomes for northern Ontario

Candidates and party leaders are criss-crossing their ridings and Canada seeking every last vote in the final days of election campaigning. In the 10 federal ridings that make up northern Ontario, First Nations community members are an important demographic.
With school back in session, parents and teachers decry classrooms 'bursting at the seams'

With a new school year now underway, the debate over the safety of large class sizes has returned, with some parents and teachers decrying classrooms with 30-40 students amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Cheaper panels, interest in going green spurs boom in rooftop solar
Falling prices of solar panels, combined with rising energy costs, is sparking a small but growing surge of of people making long-term investments that will allow them to generate their own electricity.
Disgust growing over vaccine protesters' Holocaust comparisons

Opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates protesting outside hospitals across Canada have been seen wearing yellow stars and holding pictures of Anne Frank. Jewish Canadians say such comparisons are not only insulting, but dangerous.
Toronto-area teacher stripped of license because of sexual impropriety now runs private school

Anthony ‘Antonio’ Ross has been criminally convicted of assaulting a teenaged student, stripped of his teaching licence for professional misconduct and sexual abuse, yet is now the principal of a private school that caters largely to international boarding students, CBC News has learned.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom survives recall election to stay in office
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday became the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democratic governor crafted as part of national battle for his party's values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and lingering threats from "Trumpism."
The National: Jagmeet Singh, COVID-19 and pregnancy, Norm Macdonald

The National for Sept. 14 — Jagmeet Singh takes questions from voters about vaccines, affordability and taxing the wealthy. Plus, remembering Canadian comedian Norm Macdonald.