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Tsitsipas beats Federer to reach London final
LONDON - Stefanos Tsitsipas kept his nerve in the key moments to beat six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the season-ending ATP Finals. Tsitsipas saved 11 of 12...
Nov 16, 2019
N.B. moves toward privatization of cannabis sales following losses in first year
FREDERICTON - Citing significant financial losses and overly restrictive federal regulations, the New Brunswick government is looking for a private operator take over its distribution and sales of rec...
Nov 16, 2019
AP source: Second US official in Kyiv heard Trump call
WASHINGTON - A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursu...
Nov 16, 2019
Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself i...
Nov 16, 2019
Abortions rights advocates urge Liberals to turn politics into policy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigned for re-election on a promise to support abortion rights, a stance that put his Conservative rival on the defensive, and now advocates are an...
Nov 16, 2019
CN conductors' union gives 72-hour strike notice as talks continue
TORONTO - Canadian National Railways conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons have given strike notice ahead of a Tuesday deadline. The union, which represents 3,200 workers, provided the 72...
Nov 16, 2019
PBO forecasts slower growth and deeper federal deficits
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog warns that rougher economic waters will mean a deeper federal deficit, with no certainty on how much deeper. In a report Thursday, the parliamentary budget office...
Nov 16, 2019
Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize
MADRID - Spain's government announced Thursday that Catalan poet Joan Margarit won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. Margarit, who is also an architect, h...
Nov 16, 2019
One-time Liberal senators rename themselves the Progressive Senate Group
OTTAWA - The last group of former Liberal senators in Parliament's upper chamber are rebranding themselves as the Progressive Senate Group. The nine senators say they have adopted the new name to...
Nov 16, 2019
Supreme Court sides with naturopath in manslaughter, negligence case
OTTAWA - A Quebec naturopath is not guilty of manslaughter or criminal negligence in the death of a patient, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Roger Matern, an 84-year-old with heart di...
Nov 16, 2019