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In wake of MLS Cup final loss, Toronto looks to find another goal-scorer
SEATTLE - Toronto FC returned home to a snowstorm Monday, another unwelcome dose of reality after a painful 3-1 MLS Cup final defeat in Seattle. The playing season is over. The planning begins. T...
Nov 11, 2019
Film probes history of Native Americans in the US military
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Before Chuck Boers joined the U.S. Army, the Lipan Apache member was given his family's eagle feathers. The feathers had been carried by his great-great-great-grandfather on his ri...
Nov 11, 2019
Quebec overturns decision to deny French woman immigration documents over her French
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has overturned a decision to deny a French woman her Quebec immigration documents because a chapter of her PhD thesis was written in English. The c...
Nov 11, 2019
Two showcase franchises meet as Toronto and Seattle clash again in MLS Cup final
SEATTLE - A season that started in turmoil could end in triumph Sunday for Toronto FC. TFC will have to do it on hostile ground, however, with a sellout crowd of more than 69,000 solidly behind t...
Nov 11, 2019
Atomic watchdog: Iran's stockpiles of uranium still growing
VIENNA - The U.N. atomic watchdog says Iran's stockpiles of low-enriched uranium are still growing in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. In a confidential quarterly report distributed to member state...
Nov 11, 2019
Press group: Hollywood libel lawsuit could set bad precedent
FAIRFAX, Va. - Free press advocates in Virginia are concerned that a libel lawsuit between Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could set a bad precedent. The Virginia Press Association asked ...
Nov 11, 2019
Jury has questions as deliberations continue in Halifax jail cell death case
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia jury will return to deliberations Sunday morning in the case of two special constables charged in the death of an impaired 41-year-old man who suffocat...
Nov 11, 2019
John Legend lends support as Florida felons get vote rights
MIAMI - Singer John Legend was on hand to lend support Friday as 18 former felons were granted the right to vote in what Miami officials called a simple and streamlined process. The ceremony in a Miam...
Nov 11, 2019
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation's vast coastal region. Pac...
Nov 11, 2019
Canadians to mark Remembrance Day this morning
OTTAWA - Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country this morning to remember and honour those who took up arms - and in some cases paid the ultimate price - to defend this cou...
Nov 11, 2019