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Scheer, Trudeau draw blinds on foreign policy and focus on pocket-book politics
OTTAWA - Monday's English-language debate may open a window on how the major party leaders would try to steer Canada through a world of economic and political turbulence. Not a moment too soon, say fo...
Oct 06, 2019

Hassan Diab wages court battle for Canadian citizenship certificate
OTTAWA - Sociology professor Hassan Diab, who spent a decade fighting allegations of terrorism, is now battling in court for a copy of his Canadian citizenship certificate. The 65-year-old O...
Oct 06, 2019

21 Savage: Kids in US illegally should become citizens
LOS ANGELES - Rapper 21 Savage believes immigrants like him who lived in America illegally as children should automatically become U.S. citizens. The Grammy-nominated artist who was held this year in ...
Oct 06, 2019

Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta - the northern-most record of the predator. A study by the Royal Ontario Mu...
Oct 06, 2019

Cafe Bonjour/Hi to open as Quebec government mulls ways to ban greeting
MONTREAL - There's little doubt about what greeting customers will hear when they enter Dave Plant's soon-to-be opened Cafe Bonjour/Hi, even as the Quebec government looks for ways to ban the popular ...
Oct 06, 2019

North Stars wrap up road swing with convincing victory over Red Wings
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Weyburn Red Wings 4-1 Saturday at Crescent Point Place in Weyburn. With the victory, the Stars draw to a close their four-games in four-nights road swing with ...
Oct 06, 2019 The Battlefords North Stars have had a lot to celebrate through the early going this season. With their victory Saturday, the team improves to 10-1 on the year, becoming the first team in the league to hit double digits in wins. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm
BAGHDAD - Security forces opened fire directly at hundreds of anti-government demonstrators Friday in central Baghdad, killing at least 17 protesters and injuring dozens, hours after Iraq's top Shiite...
Oct 05, 2019

Hong Kong's leader says mask ban necessary to quell violence
Hong Kong's embattled leader insisted a new measure banning masks at rallies was not a move toward authoritarian rule or at the behest of the Chinese government, which signalled its approval shortly a...
Oct 05, 2019

Cole fans 15, Bregman homers as Astros top Rays 3-1
HOUSTON - Gerrit Cole carried his splendid September into an outstanding October and Alex Bregman handed fans chanting MVP the mighty swing they craved and the Houston Astros survived a wild ninth inn...
Oct 05, 2019

Bryan Burnham tallies three TDs, Lions trounce Argos 55-8
VANCOUVER - Bryan Burnham had three touchdowns and his B.C. Lions trounced the Toronto Argonauts 55-8 Saturday. The loss officially eliminates the Argos (2-12) from playoff contention, while...
Oct 05, 2019