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Canadian women's soccer team calls up 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Smith
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller first noticed Olivia Smith last year when he travelled with the Canadian youth teams. Now the 15-year-old midfielder is going to get a closer look with his...
Nov 01, 2019
Chile cancels climate, trade summits amid protest chaos
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastin Piera said Wednesday that he is cancelling two major international summits so he can respond to protracted nationwide protests over economic inequality tha...
Nov 01, 2019
US construction spending rises 0.5% in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending rose 0.5% in September, boosted by government and private residential projects. The Commerce Department said Friday that government construction rose 1.5% durin...
Nov 01, 2019
Pharmacist from London, Ont., faces hearing over naloxone distribution
TORONTO - A pharmacist in London, Ont., is facing a disciplinary hearing for distributing naloxone kits door-to-door and at street festivals. The Ontario College of Pharmacists says Jason Ne...
Nov 01, 2019
Grammys to honour Dr. Dre for trailblazing production work
Dr. Dre, who has produced hits for Eminem, Tupac, Snoop Dogg and more, will be honoured by the Recording Academy for his trailblazing production work. The Recording Academy announced Friday that its P...
Nov 01, 2019
Another prominent news person defecting from Fox News
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel has lost the second prominent member of its news team in a month, with Thursday's announcement that Washington reporter Catherine Herridge is leaving for a job at CBS News....
Nov 01, 2019
Injured Andreescu eliminated at WTA Finals after retiring against Pliskova
SHENZHEN, China - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the WTA Finals on Wednesday after retiring from her match against Karolina Pliskova with a left knee injury. Andreescu was leading 2-0 i...
Nov 01, 2019
'American democracy will work,' visiting Ukraine minister says of impeachment
OTTAWA - The rules of American democracy will ultimately settle the Trump impeachment question, and Ukraine will be watching closely - but will keep its political distance at all costs, a senior ...
Nov 01, 2019
Halloween was hopping for city police
MEDICINE HAT - City police had to deal with vandals, shop lifters and the theft of a candy bag on Halloween.Someone took a baseball bat to some vehicle windows in the Flats.Some children also had thei...
Nov 01, 2019 Broken windows, stolen candy and shop lifting calls on Halloween for city police
Warren health care plan pledges no middle class tax increase
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren is promising to spend more than $20 trillion over the next decade to provide government-funded health care to every American without raising middle class taxes. The stake...
Nov 01, 2019