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Canada's Bianca Andreescu overcomes injury to advance to Rogers Cup semifinal
TORONTO - Even as her body faltered, Bianca Andreescu's sheer will power carried her to an historic victory. Andreescu overcame a strained groin to become the first Canadian woman to make the sem...
Aug 11, 2019
Growing number of newcomers, refugees ending up homeless in Canada, studies say
OTTAWA - A growing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or are finding themselves homeless, newly released government figures show. Two new reports released this...
Aug 11, 2019
Calls to eat more plants, less meat also in line with food guide: McKenna
OTTAWA - A high-profile call to eat more plants and less meat in order to combat global warming is directly in line with Canada's new food guide, which extols the health benefits of precisel...
Aug 11, 2019
'Hobbs & Shaw' repeats at No. 1 against slew of newcomers
LOS ANGELES - Audiences helped the "Fast & Furious" spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" take another lap at No. 1 even with an onslaught of four new major releases this weekend. From family films to R-rate...
Aug 11, 2019
Rafael Nadal survives early scare, defeats Fabio Fognini in Rogers Cup quarters
MONTREAL - Rafael Nadal strode into the interview room Friday and glanced at a television monitor to his right. The ominous clouds that had been gathering throughout his eveni...
Aug 11, 2019
Documents: Epstein ducked sex abuse questions in deposition
NEW YORK - Confronted about allegations that he orchestrated a sex trafficking ring that delivered girls to him and his high-profile acquaintances, financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly refused to answ...
Aug 11, 2019
Man filmed committing 'hateful act' against mother identified by Montreal police
MONTREAL - A man seen in a widely shared video harassing a woman with a vulgar slur and asking a crying child if he can have sex with the child's mother has been identified, Montreal police ...
Aug 11, 2019
J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital
NEW YORK - You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company says it's the first time that the entirety of Salinge...
Aug 11, 2019
Grande Prairie waiting on half of provincial policing grants
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - The province has written a letter to Grande Prairie city hall, saying it will not get half of a couple of grants to pay for policing until after a new provincial budget is approve...
Aug 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Former international Rhian Wilkinson named head coach of women's youth teams
TORONTO - For a long time, Rhian Wilkinson thought teaching would be her second career after her days as a soccer player were over. Coaching was not in the cards. "No, never. And I adamantly told...
Aug 11, 2019