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Late opera star Jessye Norman's US hometown honours her life
AUGUSTA, Ga. - International opera star Jessye Norman never forgot her home in a small Southern U.S. city. And Augusta, Georgia, never forgot the woman who grew up among many musical influences to bec...
Oct 13, 2019
Trudeau dons protective vest as security threat delays Toronto-area rally
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took extraordinary safety precautions at a major election rally west of Toronto Saturday, donning an armoured vest and appearing with a heav...
Oct 13, 2019
Fighters with Vancouver ties enjoy banner day on One Championship cards
TOKYO - Vancouver-born (Unstoppable) Angela Lee and Vancouver-based bantamweight Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes both successfully defended their One Championship MMA titles Sunday. Lee (10-2-0) submitt...
Oct 13, 2019
Power out, highways closed: Blast of early winter cripples southern Manitoba
WINNIPEG - An early blast of winter-like weather knocked out power and made travel nearly impossible in many parts of southern Manitoba on Friday. Heavy, wet sn...
Oct 13, 2019
Canada, Namibia rue missed shot at rare Rugby World Cup win due to typhoon
KAMAISHI, Japan - With Typhoon Hagibis closing in, the Canadian rugby team went to bed Saturday with three possible scenarios for its final Pool B match against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup in Japan...
Oct 13, 2019
Trudeau seeks to solidify support in B.C. amid anger over pipeline purchase
BURNABY, B.C. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau sought to solidify his party's uncertain electoral prospects in British Columbia Friday and bloody Jagmeet Singh's nose at the same time by taking his ele...
Oct 13, 2019
Wood pulp, steel cables: Scientists study how to make ice roads last longer
The road should have been frozen solid, but it was anything but. When drivers tried to travel the Mackenzie Valley winter road in the Northwest Territories last March, it was an unpassable h...
Oct 13, 2019
Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper says President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops in northern Syria to move south, but not leave the country. Esper tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that th...
Oct 13, 2019
Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, 19th-century theologian
VATICAN CITY - With Prince Charles looking on, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized Cardinal John Henry Newman, praising the 19th-century Anglican convert who became an influential, unifying figure in bot...
Oct 13, 2019
IS supporters escape as Turkish troops near key Syrian town
AKCAKALE, Turkey - Turkish forces approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria on Sunday, setting off clashes that allowed hundreds of Islamic State supporters to escape from a camp for displa...
Oct 13, 2019