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Williams needs 44 minutes to reach US Open SF; Federer out
NEW YORK - The numbers associated with Serena Williams' U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Wang Qiang were so stark, they bear reading more than once. Winners: 25-0. Points: 50-15. Minutes: 44. Score...
Sep 05, 2019
Verdicts reached in California warehouse fire that killed 36
OAKLAND, Calif. - A jury has decided the fate of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say they turned a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 3...
Sep 05, 2019
Surprising Alouettes looking to prove they're more than a first-half fluke
MONTREAL - The Alouettes defied critics and expectations in the first half of the year. Now they want to prove their record is more than just a fluke. Heading into the second half of their 18-game sea...
Sep 05, 2019
US factories shrink for 1st time in 3 years amid trade war
WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war and slower global growth are weighing on the U.S. economy, reducing factory output in August for the first time in three years. A survey by the Institute for Supp...
Sep 05, 2019
B.C. taxi industry challenges 'destructive competition' from ride-hailing apps
VANCOUVER - A coalition of nine taxi companies in Metro Vancouver has asked the B.C. Supreme Court to quash ride-hailing rules it says were illegally created for companies such as Uber and Lyft. ...
Sep 05, 2019
Sweden's Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada's fighter-jet contract
OTTAWA - Days after Airbus Defence and Space pulled out of the $19-billion race to replace Canada's aging fighter jets, the only European firm still eligible to compete says it has not decided wh...
Sep 05, 2019
Career performance was nearly much more for Argos' Justin Herdman-Reed
TORONTO - A career performance could've been so much more for Justin Herdman-Reed. The five-foot-10, 223-pound linebacker registered his first two career sacks and a team-high eight tackles ...
Sep 05, 2019
Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir
CAIRO - Sudan's newly appointed prime minister announced his Cabinet on Thursday, the first since the military's ouster of autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir in April, and appointees include S...
Sep 05, 2019
Emotional presentations at first Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site Review meeting
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hundreds of people came to the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge, to listen, find out more information, or to have their say on the city's Supervised Consumption Site.About 200 people turned ...
Sep 05, 2019 A seven-member panel listened to residents' concerns and experiences with the SCS
The new Clijsters? Some see similarities between Belgian star and Andreescu
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu's coach sees similarities between the 19-year-old Canadian and former Belgian star Kim Clijsters, and he's not the only one. And since Clijsters won 41 titles, includi...
Sep 05, 2019