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Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is appealing a court decision last month that invalidated the parts of the province's cannabis law that prohibit home cultivation. Premier Francois Legault tol...
Oct 12, 2019
Elizabeth May promises 'national re-examination' of veterans issues
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada needs a "national re-examination" of veterans issues and the Greens would begin it immediately if they won power, Elizabeth May says. Campaigning in Atlantic Canada on Satu...
Oct 12, 2019
Syrian restaurant to reopen in Toronto days after closing over threats
TORONTO - A Syrian restaurant in downtown Toronto that closed after its owners said they received hate messages and death threats is set to reopen Friday following an outpouring of support f...
Oct 12, 2019
Simone Biles wins vault to tie worlds medal record
STUTTGART, Germany - Simone Biles has won the women's vault competition at the gymnastics world championships to tie the record for most world medals by any gymnast. Biles successfully defended her ti...
Oct 12, 2019
Pipeline politics loom large in final scheduled federal leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The political weight attached to whether and where to build pipelines in Canada came through clearly Thursday night in a French-language leaders' debate that also saw the leaders of the three...
Oct 12, 2019
Pipeline politics loom large in final scheduled federal leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The political weight attached to whether and where to build pipelines in Canada came through clearly Thursday night in a French-language leaders' debate that also saw the leaders of the three...
Oct 12, 2019
Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler in hyped season gone wrong
PHILADELPHIA - Gabe Kapler took the fall for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was fired Thursday, nearly two weeks after a disappointing finish to a season of big expectations highlighted by Bryce Harper...
Oct 12, 2019
US to hand over to Iraq IS members evacuated from Syria
BAGHDAD - The U.S. will hand over to Iraqi authorities nearly 50 Islamic State members who were transferred from Syria in recent days, two Iraqi intelligence officials said Thursday. The officials sai...
Oct 12, 2019
Nobel literature pick heartens liberal Poles in populist era
WARSAW, Poland - The Swedish Academy's decision to bestow the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature on Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has given a rare morale boost to liberal Poles only three days before a nat...
Oct 12, 2019
Canada's Vasek Pospisil drops tough match against Daniil Medvedev
SHANGHAI - Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev continued his quest to reach a sixth consecutive ATP Tour final after beating Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (7), 7-5 in their round-of-16 match on Thurs...
Oct 12, 2019