Cross brakes

Im looking for some advice, I’m building a up a cross bike with a Dolan x frameset. On the whole I’m taking components from my now cracked giant defy, however the question of brake has raised its head. Do I go for V brakes or cantilever brakes. I have used both in my old mountain bike days, unfortunatly it was so long ago I can’t remember which worked best.

I intend to use the bike for adventure cross sportives, tipping my toe in cyclocross next autum and it will also get some winter hack use. I know disc would work best but that is not an option for my pocket. So which is it on a cross bike cantilever od V brake