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Quebec introducing values test for newcomers wanting to move to the province
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is moving ahead with its controversial values test on newcomers wishing to settle in the province. For those would-be immigrants, securing a Quebec selection certificate...
Oct 30, 2019
Bianca Andreescu says 'back friggin' hurts' after loss to Halep at WTA Finals
SHENZHEN, China - An ailing Bianca Andreescu will have to try to dig out of an early hole at the WTA Finals - if the Canadian decides she's healthy enough to stay on court. The 19-year-old f...
Oct 30, 2019
Transportation Safety Board releases report on deadly Hydro One helicopter crash
TORONTO - The federal transportation safety watchdog says clearer regulations around seatbelts are needed to reduce the risk of death or injury in accidents like a helicopter crash that kill...
Oct 30, 2019
Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastin Piera says ongoing protests have led him to call off two major international summits that his country had been scheduled to host. Piera announced Wednesday...
Oct 30, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team calls up 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Smith
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has called up 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Smith for an invitational tournament next month in Yongchuan, China. Born Aug. 5, 2004, Smith will become Canada's y...
Oct 30, 2019
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns economy's resilience to be 'tested'
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate on hold in a decision that positions the country as an exception among advanced economies already responding to the weakening world economy...
Oct 30, 2019 Canada's response the exception among advanced economies
Nielsen says World Series is a snooze for most TV viewers
NEW YORK - Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been av...
Oct 30, 2019
Taylor Swift to receive artist of the decade award at AMAs
LOS ANGELES - Superstar singer Taylor Swift will receive the artist of the decade award at the American Music Awards next month. Dick Clark Productions announced Wednesday that Swift will be honoured ...
Oct 30, 2019
Kevin Hart: World forever changed by car wreck
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Kevin Hart says his "world was forever changed" after he suffered a serious back injury when the vintage muscle car he was riding in crashed nearly two months ago in California....
Oct 30, 2019
'Tarzan' actor's son unarmed when fatally shot by deputies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Authorities say the son of actor Ron Ely was unarmed when he was fatally shot earlier this month at the "Tarzan" star's home. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department says four d...
Oct 30, 2019