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Canada and Europe make deal to work around blocked World Trade Organization
OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have formalized a deal to set up a substitute appeals body for trade disputes, working around the United States' refusal to allow new appointments to one that al...
Jul 25, 2019
25 million historical artifacts will get new home in capital region
OTTAWA - Many of the country's priceless historical artifacts - and millions of other assorted bits - will be getting a new home just outside Ottawa, Parks Canada announced Tuesday. The fede...
Jul 25, 2019
Alberta real-estate agents get safety app after Calgary open house assault
CALGARY - An association representing Alberta real-estate agents is providing its members with an emergency response app a month after an alleged sexual assault during an open house. The Alb...
Jul 25, 2019
Agreement affirms North Carolina transgender restroom rights
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The co...
Jul 25, 2019
Guard Cameron Payne signs with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Cameron Payne. Financial terms were not disclosed. The six-foot-three, 190-pound Payne averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 assists and 17.8 minutes in 40 games (13...
Jul 25, 2019
Esper is sworn in as defence secretary to succeed Mattis
WASHINGTON - It took seven months, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday finally got a Senate-confirmed secretary of defence to succeed Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defence indus...
Jul 25, 2019
Wrongful death suits filed in SC prison riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two lawsuits filed Tuesday allege that South Carolina corrections officials violated prisoners' constitutional rights by failing to prevent a riot in which seven inmates were killed l...
Jul 25, 2019
'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson calls on Alberta premier to end chuckwagon races
CALGARY - Canadian-born actress and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson has renewed her call for an end to chuckwagon races. Anderson has sent a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and...
Jul 25, 2019
Charleston Hughes, Matt Nichols and Shaq Evans named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Saskatchewan defensive lineman Charleston Hughes and receiver Shaq Evans and Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols are the CFL top performers for Week 6. Hughes sacked B.C. quarterback Mike...
Jul 25, 2019
Canada launches multibillion-dollar bidding process for 88 new fighter jets
OTTAWA - Canada has formally asked four companies to submit bids to supply a new fleet of state-of-the-art fighter jets, the latest step in the country's almost decade-lo...
Jul 25, 2019