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Andreescu looks to take advantage of wide-open women's field at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - A year ago, her ranking outside the top 200, Bianca Andreescu barely squeezed into the U.S. Open qualifying. She exited in the first round, and missed the next two months with back problems...
Aug 23, 2019
Illinois patient's death may be first in US tied to vaping
CHICAGO - Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United States linked to the...
Aug 23, 2019
B.C. man takes stand at trial, denies killing daughters and attempting suicide
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man testified Wednesday that he didn't kill his two daughters and denied he tried to take his own life on the day they died. Instead, Andrew Berry's&...
Aug 23, 2019
Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon fires
PORTO VELHO, Brazil - Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he might send the military to battle the mas...
Aug 23, 2019
CP Women's Open like a family reunion for Tanguay and other Canadian golfers
AURORA, Ont. - The CP Women's Open is more like a family reunion than an LPGA Tour event for Anne-Catherine Tanguay. Tanguay, Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp, Brittany Marchand and Jaclyn Lee have forge...
Aug 23, 2019
President Trump offers himself as 'the chosen one'
WASHINGTON - King of Israel? The second coming? The chosen one? President Donald Trump is known to have a healthy ego. But a string of comments Wednesday went to a higher level. First, Trump thanked c...
Aug 23, 2019
Woman charged in connection to theft at Rifle and Revolver Club
Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service has charged a 58-year-old woman in connection with an internal theft at the Medicine Hat Rifle and Revolver Club. Christa Keating, from Medicine Hat,...
Aug 23, 2019
Ottawa said ready to pass law forcing CN to restore rusting Quebec Bridge
QUEBEC - The federal government says it is ready to pass a law forcing the Canadian National Railway to restore the historic Quebec Bridge. Three federal ministers announced today they have appointed ...
Aug 23, 2019
Military faces calls to train soldiers to identify neo-Nazis, hate-group members
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to drop what experts say is a reactive approach to racism and hate in the ranks, and instead launch a concentrated, proactive effort campaign to...
Aug 23, 2019
Timing of Bank of Canada's next statement gives it potential to tinge election
OTTAWA - Canadians last heard the Bank of Canada's take on the economy in the early days of summer - and the timing of its next update has the potential to tinge pol...
Aug 23, 2019