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Television's Weather Channel wades into climate debate
NEW YORK - The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with a special planned for early next month that includes interviews with nine p...
Oct 21, 2019
Quebec town's moose statue won't seek to supplant Moose Jaw, Sask.'s famed Mac
MONTREAL - Mac the Moose can rest easy - a Quebec town that wants to build its own massive moose statue next year says it doesn't want to challenge the record for the world's tallest, recent...
Oct 21, 2019
Canadian tennis star Shapovalov advances to first career ATP final
STOCKHOLM - Denis Shapovalov is seeing the results of the work he's put into improving his game over the last couple of years. The Canadian advanced to the first ATP fina...
Oct 21, 2019
'Battle for Quebec' to be decided today amid climate of renewed nationalism
MONTREAL - After weeks of wooing Quebec voters, Canada's would-be prime ministers can only wait for the ballots to be counted in a seat-rich province that could determine the outcome of...
Oct 21, 2019
Trudeau defends record on Indigenous issues, as stump speech mentions are brief
WINNIPEG - Justin Trudeau highlighted the push for reconciliation with First Nations, Metis and Inuit at a rally Saturday night, an issue he has otherwise rarely raised when encouraging prog...
Oct 21, 2019
Stockholm Open champ Denis Shapovalov gets call for Canada's Davis Cup team
MONTREAL - Fresh off his first career ATP Tour title, Denis Shapovalov has been named to the Canadian team for the inaugural Davis Cup Finals. Shapovalov, who won the Stockholm Open on Sunday, will be...
Oct 21, 2019
Quebec man found guilty of first-degree murder in slaying of ex-wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man was found guilty of first-degree murder Saturday in the stabbing death of his ex-wife and the fatal beating of an elderly motorist he carjacked while on the run fro...
Oct 21, 2019
Bianca Andreescu makes Canadian history by reaching No. 4 in rankings
Bianca Andreescu has become the highest-ranked Canadian tennis player in WTA Tour history. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., jumped one spot to No. 4 in the rankings on Monday following a week o...
Oct 21, 2019
Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding
MILTON, Ont. - Lisa Raitt is bracing for a late night on Monday, knowing the race in her southwestern Ontario riding of Milton is likely to be a nail-biter. With the federal election just days away, t...
Oct 21, 2019
Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit
CLEVELAND - The nation's three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the...
Oct 21, 2019