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Canadian soccer win just the latest triumph for country over Americans
The Canadian men's soccer team's first win over the United States in 34 years on Tuesday night brought back memories of some other famous Canada-U.S. clashes. Here's a look back at 10 memorable w...
Oct 16, 2019
US to require Chinese officials to report American contacts
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will soon require Chinese officials in the U.S. to notify the State Department ahead of any contacts they plan to have with American educat...
Oct 16, 2019
Broncos families head to Alberta legislature to fight for trucking changes
EDMONTON - Alberta families affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say they will continue to fight for changes to provincial trucking regulations. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured wh...
Oct 16, 2019
Woman killed, suspect shot at home of 'Tarzan' actor Ron Ely
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Authorities in Southern California say a woman was killed at the home of former "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely and sheriff's deputies fatally shot a suspect. A Santa Barbara County she...
Oct 16, 2019
Lawyers for 'Snowden refugees' demand Trudeau grant asylum before election
OTTAWA - Vanessa Rodel arrived in Canada with her seven-year-old daughter last winter, granted refugee status in Canada as one of seven people who helped shelter American whistleblower Edward Snowden ...
Oct 16, 2019
Obama weighs in on federal election, urges Canadians to vote Trudeau
OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is urging Canadians to re-elect Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. In a message Wednesday on Twitter, Obama said that while he was president he was proud t...
Oct 16, 2019
First Nations displaced by storm share concerns with Scheer campaign
WINNIPEG - Families forced to flee the Lake Manitoba First Nation are expressing frustration around evacuation efforts following a recent snowstorm that's left thousands of people in the province...
Oct 16, 2019
Repeat rent-dodger damages lives of N.S. landlords, brings call for system reforms
HALIFAX - A Halifax coffee shop owner says he's faced homelessness and despair as he tried for over four months to evict someone he called a "professional squatter." Jason Selby sa...
Oct 16, 2019
Leave the leaves behind this autumn says land conservation organization
Keep the rake in the shed.That is what the Nature Conservancy of Canada says when it comes to people considering-or procrastinating-about cleaning up their yards this fall.Director of Conservation Cam...
Oct 16, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Marineland to sell 5 belugas to U.S. facility for research and breeding
TORONTO - Marineland has applied for permits to sell five beluga whales to a U.S. facility that plans to use them for research and breeding, which is currently banned in Canad...
Oct 16, 2019