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'Abominable' No.1 with $20.9M; Zellweger's 'Judy' sings out
NEW YORK - The DreamWorks animated adventure "Abominable" topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led...
Oct 01, 2019
Border officers couldn't have legally arrested Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the Canadian government says border guards could not have legally arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport last Decem...
Oct 01, 2019
Canadian sprinters De Grasse, Brown cruise into 200-metre semifinal at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won their men's 200-metre preliminary heats Sunday at the world track and field championships. A day after racing to bronze in the men'...
Oct 01, 2019
Trudeau visits Ford's back yard to promise cost relief to students, bash Tories
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau travelled to the heart of Doug Ford country Sunday, promising armloads of Liberal government largesse to university students in hopes of tapping into&...
Oct 01, 2019
Mint's new glow-in-the-dark coin features Canada's most famous flying saucer
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 years ago when what has been officially documented as a UFO crashed into the waters...
Oct 01, 2019
Minnesota regulators restart Line 3 pipeline review process
ST. PAUL, Minn. - State utility regulators on Tuesday unfroze the approval process for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, directing a stat...
Oct 01, 2019
Dazed and confused deer gets trapped in Italy's resort shop
ROME - A dazed and confused deer has stormed into a clothing store in the fashionable mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, on the Italian Dolomites, blocking the local shopping street for a few hours...
Oct 01, 2019
Fish farm deaths, escapes raise concerns about Atlantic aquaculture industry
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A recent mass die-off of salmon at a Newfoundland fish farm has highlighted transparency and environmental challenges that the region's growing aquaculture industry faces. Northern ...
Oct 01, 2019
Winnipeg Jets add former Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Carl Dahlstrom
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have claimed defenceman Carl Dahlstrom off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks. Dahlstrom, 24, played 38 games for the Blackhawks last season, registering six assists and ...
Oct 01, 2019
Watson through to semifinals at World Championship
DOHA, QATAR - Sage Watson has advanced to the semifinals at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championship.During her heat Tuesday night in Doha, Qatar, Watson completed the...
Oct 01, 2019 Photo courtesy of Vincent Ethier / Team Canada