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The Latest: Rookies continue to lead Cowboys' impressive run
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2015, file photo, then-Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett (29) runs against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game,in Glendale, Ariz. The Detroit Lions signed running back Justin Forsett earlier this week. The Lions play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Ohio man indicted on more counts of violent threats
Reports: High-level Syrian delegation arrives in Egypt
Hacked emails from WikiLeaks show Clinton treading lightly with Wall Street
In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a Women for Hillary fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency in Washington. Behind closed doors, Clinton has adopted a more accommodating tone with Wall Street than she has on the public campaign stump.
Fortis Inc.: a North American giant still loyal to its Newfoundland roots
Fortis President and CEO Barry Perry is pictured at Fortis Inc.'s headquarters, in St. John's, N.L., on Thursday, October 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sue Bailey
Oland lawyers launch attack on 'house of cards' murder conviction
Dennis Oland heads from the Court of Appeal in Fredericton, N.B. on Monday, March 7, 2016. It was one of the longest murder trials in New Brunswick history, involving one of the Maritimes' most prominent families. Oland, a financial planner and member of the family that owns Moosehead Breweries, was convicted in December of killing his millionaire father Richard Oland based on a "house of cards" of circumstantial evidence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Oland appeal: Key evidence that was presented at his murder trial
Agent: Daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay fatally shot
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015, file photo, United States' Tyson Gay looks at his time from a men's 100-meter semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. The 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay has been fatally shot in Kentucky, the athlete's agent and authorities said Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Trinity Gay died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, the coroner's office for Fayette County said in a statement. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Thousands take part in anti-government protest in Hungary
Supporters of three opposition parties Dialogue for Hungary (PM), Together and Politic Can Be Different attend a demonstration organised against corruption and to express solidarity with Hungarian political daily Nepszabadsag in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. On Oct. 8, the publishing company Mediaworks suspended the publication of both the print and online editions of the Nepszabadsag due to the paper's accumulated over 5 billion forints (EUR 16.4million ) in losses since 2007, until it comes up with a new business model. (Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP)
Pamela Anderson's present for Julian Assange: Vegan meal
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 file photo, Pamela Anderson poses for photographers, during a photo call, in London. Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has brought WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange a vegan meal and expressed concern for his health. She told Britain's Press Association on Sunday that she had brought Assange "a nice vegan lunch and some vegan snacks" the day before, it was reported on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File)
Activist seeks injunction against use of ‘Cleveland Indians’ name and logo
A fan holds a sign during game one of the American League Divison Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on October 6, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.
N.S. accepting applications for financial help to deal with storm damage
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil fields a question at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Annapolis Royal, N.S. on Monday, May 16, 2016. McNeil has announced the province is accepting applications for financial help to deal with the damage caused by the remnants of hurricane Matthew.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Activist seeks injunction against use of 'Cleveland Indians' name and logo
This is an undated file photo of architect Douglas Cardinal. Cardinal, a prominent indigenous activist and architect, is seeking a court ruling that would prevent the Cleveland Indians from wearing their regular jerseys, using their team name and displaying their logo when they play against the Blue Jays in Toronto this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Terry McEvoy
Jia Jia, world's oldest-ever panda in captivity, dies at 38
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 28, 2015 file photo, giant panda Jia Jia eats bamboo next to her birthday cake made with ice and vegetables at Ocean Park in Hong Kong, as she celebrates her 37th birthday. A Hong Kong theme park says the world’s oldest panda in captivity has been euthanized because her health was deteriorating. ocean Park says a veterinarian euthanized 38-year-old Jia Jia on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 evening to prevent further suffering and for ethical reasons. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
8 killed after bridge collapses near Indonesia's Bali island
Sheriff: Parachutist falls 1,200 feet from plane in Florida
Canada's Gillis, DuChene post 5th-place finishes at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Iran detains 11 members of online modeling network
17-year-old boy dies after shooting in northwestern Toronto: police
Jarryl Hagley is shown in a Toronto Police Service handout photo. The stepmother of Hagley, a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot early Sunday in Torontosays he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Turkmenistan sets presidential election for 2017
Tens of thousands march in Paris against same-sex marriage
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
Putin to Kremlin journalists: US is watching you
Police say 17-year-old boy dies after shooting in northwestern Toronto
Jarryl Hagley is shown in a Toronto Police Service handout photo. The stepmother of Hagley, a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot early Sunday in Toronto, says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Police Service MANDATORY CREDIT
Finish high school with bachelor's degree? At 1 school, yes
Vancouver Canucks come back to top Calgary Flames in shootout
Brandon Sutter #20 of the Vancouver Canucks scores the game winning goal against goaltender Chad Johnson #31 of Calgary Flames during a shootout of their NHL game at Rogers Arena on October 15, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Latest: NC GOP office damaged by fire, Nazi graffiti
Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally for Nevada Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Culinary Union Local 226 headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Rolling Stone heading to trial over debunked story of rape
FILE- In this Jan. 15, 2015 file photo shows students participate in rush pass by the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The house was depicted in a debunked Rolling Stone story as the site of a rape in September of 2012. A defamation trial against the magazine is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, over its article about "Jackie" and her harrowing account of being gang raped in a fraternity initiation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Late Thai king’s confidant confirmed as temporary regent
During the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, shown in 2010, Thailand moved from an agricultural economy to a one of industry and commerce.
Poland: No point in further dialogue with Venice Commission
French balcony collapses during party, 4 killed, 14 injured
Minute hand plunges from Hamburg church tower; no one hurt
The clocks at St. Katharinen church in Hamburg, Germany, are photographed Sunday Oct. 16, 2016. A 20-kilogram (44-pound) minute hand has fallen off the clock, right, on the Hamburg church tower, plunging 40 meters (some 130 feet) onto the sidewalk below. Hamburg’s fire service said Sunday Oct. 16, 2016 that the hand fell off the city’s St. Katharinen church in the night from Friday to Saturday, news agency dpa reported. No one was hurt. Fire officials checked the remaining hour hand and determined that it was firmly in place. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the hand to crash off the clock. (Daniel Reinhardt/dpa via AP)
Kuwaiti parliament dissolves, setting stage for early poll
FILE - This Dec. 16, 2012 file photo shows a General view of Kuwait's National Assembly during the inauguration of the 14th Legislative Term of the National Assembly in Kuwait. Kuwait's Cabinet has resigned and its parliament was dissolved Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, over a "lack of cooperation," setting the stage for early elections. Kuwait's state-run television and news agency made the announcement after an emergency government meeting. In a decree, Kuwait's ruling emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah said "given the circumstances in the region ... and the security challenges" he had ordered the parliament dissolved. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari, File)
The Latest: Montenegro ruling party leading unofficial count
Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, center, leaves polling station with his wife Lidija, after voting in parliamentary elections at the polling station in Podgorica, Montenegro, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. The vote pits Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's long-ruling Democratic Party of Socialists against a cluster of pro-Russian and pro-Serbian opposition groups that staunchly oppose the country's NATO bid. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Federal union targets Trudeau in campaign as contract talks drag on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, gestures as he attends a campaign event for Liberal party byelection candidate Stan Sakamoto in Medicine Hat, Alta., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. The largest union representing federal workers is ramping up its campaign against the Liberal government, turning the prime minister's words against him.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ethiopia government unveils rules for state of emergency
Storm brings down trees, powerlines in Northwest
Waves batter a seawall as water hits adjacent homes Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Seattle. A tornado struck an Oregon beach town Friday, sending debris flying and toppling power lines and trees as strong winds and heavy rain walloped the Pacific Northwest. Thousands of people were without power as utility crews in the region prepared for what's expected to be an even rougher storm on Saturday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Iran to invite foreign companies to bidding on oil and gas
Reliever Jason Grilli a fan of Blue Jays long before joining team
Toronto Blue Jays' Jason Grilli celebrates after the final out of the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles during American League wild-card game action in Toronto in an October 4, 2016, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
"It serves its purpose," Montana warden on rusting execution trailer
The Montana State Prison execution chamber in Deer Lodge, Mont. is shown on July 18, 2006. Inside a rusted beige trailer with a broken outside window that serves as the execution chamber at Montana State Prison, the clock on the wall always reads 12:01. Three prisoners have been put to death there since Montana adopted lethal injection in 1995 and two prisoners, including Canada's Ronald Smith, still remain on death row. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, The Billings Gazette, Stephen Brashear MANDATORY CREDIT
'I'm ready to come home,' Canadian on death row hangs hopes on Liberal government
Canadian Ronald Smith, who has been on death row in Montana for killing two young men over 30 years ago speaks with the Canadian Press in this photo taken on Oct. 4, 2016. A Canadian on death row in Montana has been living on borrowed time since admitting he murdered two young men more than three decades ago, but he says he has renewed hope he might be able to return home with the support of Justin Trudeau's government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
School board scrutiny mounts as funding pressures sometimes take toll: experts
Suicide blast in Turkey near Syrian border kill 3, wound 9
Iraqis push toward IS-held Mosul in long-awaited offensive
Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. A police officer said Sunday's attack took place in Baghdad's Shiite-dominated Jadriyah neighborhood on the Tigris River, where the explosive-laden bomber approached Shiites commemorating the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. (AP/Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Clashes erupt in Libyan capital
Merkel critic holding out for cap on refugees Germany admits
German chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech at the meeting of her Christian Democrats' Youth Organization. JU, in Paderborn, Germany, Saturday Oct. 15, 2016. Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany needs to make a “national effort” to ensure that migrants who are refused asylum leave the country. Germany has seen a steep decline this year in the number of asylum-seekers arriving after 890,000 came last year. The government says some 213,000 newcomers arrived in this year’s first nine months. ( Guido Kirchner/dpa via AP)
South African police arrest student protest leader
Israeli rights group vows to fight policy despite Netanyahu
FILE -- In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, Jewish settler children watch a soccer training session of the Beitar Shabi Givat Zeev soccer club in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev, near Jerusalem. B'tselem an Israeli rights group says it will continue to work to end Jewish settlements in territory Palestinians claim for a future state despite a rebuke by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. B'Tselem said Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, that "we will continue saying the truth in Israel and abroad; the occupation must end." The Israeli leader accused B'tselem of joining a "chorus of slander" against Israel, after the rights group urged the U.N. Security Council to take decisive action against settlements. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
Nigerian parents reunite with 21 girls freed by Boko Haram
Hawa Abana, mother of Blessing Abana, one among of the freed twenty-one Chibok schoolgirls smiles during an interview in Nasarawa, Nigeria, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Conflicting reports emerged Friday about whether the first negotiated release of some Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 involved a ransom payment, a prisoner swap for Islamic extremist commanders, or both. ( AP Photo/Gbemiga Olamikan)
Turkish-backed Syrian opposition captures Dabiq from IS
Duterte acknowledges he can't concede sea claims to China
FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his address to a Filipino business sector in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Duterte acknowledged Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, that he can be impeached if he concedes the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea in upcoming talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Large area of downtown Toronto core hit by power outage
European lander released to begin final descent to Mars
In this artist impression provided by the European Space Agency, ESA, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter , TGO, right, and its entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, Schiaparelli, center, approaching Mars. The separation is scheduled to occur on Sunday Oct. 16, 2016, about seven months after launch. Schiaparelli is set to enter the martian atmosphere on Oct. 19, 2016 while TGO will enter orbit around Mars. The probe will take images of Mars and conduct scientific measurements on the surface, but its main purpose is to test technology for a future European Mars rover. Schiaparelli's mother ship will remain in orbit to analyze gases in the Martian atmosphere to help answer whether there is or was life on Mars. (ESA ATG/medialab via AP)
Rethinking the current scooter to improve mobility, posture
Eruda concept
A federal carbon price demonstrates policy progress, perils
Despite federal support of the oil sands, Canadians voiced a desire for greater control of emissions.
US Navy investigates possible missile fire from Yemen
FILE -- In this Saturday, March 12, 2011 file photo, U.S. destroyer USS Mason sails in the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt. The U.S. Navy says it is investigating the overnight possible missile attack from Yemen on a group of American warships in the Red Sea. Adm. John Richardson, the Navy's top officer, said Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, that the destroyer USS Mason appeared "to have come under attack." (AP Photo/File)
Boris Johnson's pro-EU column is published for first time
FILE - In this Friday, June 24, 2016 file photo, Vote Leave campaigner Boris Johnson arrives for a press conference at Vote Leave headquarters in London . In the crucial days before Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson embraced Britain’s “leave campaign,” he wrote a newspaper column explaining why Britain should remain inside the European Union _ but those forceful words were never published before Britain’s June 23 vote. The Sunday Times has now published Johnson’s pro-EU column, which outlines his fears about leaving the EU on SUnday, Oct. 16, 2016. (Mary Turner/Pool via AP, File)
US, UK say support is weak for military action against Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, waves as he is greeted by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson ahead of a meeting on the situation in Syria, at Lancaster House in London, Sunday Oct. 16, 2016. Renewing the international effort to solve the conflict in Syria, heightened by the plight of people in the city of Aleppo, have made little progress but more talks are planned. ( JUSTIN TALLIS / Pool via AP)
Emails show Clinton treading lightly with Wall Street talks
FILE - In this Sunday, March 13, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during service at Mount Zion Fellowship Church in Highland Hills, Ohio. A key aspect of Methodism _ social justice _ comes into play when looking at Clinton's life as a public servant, says Stephen Gunter of the Duke Divinity School. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Navy man faces charges in truck crash that killed 4
Police cover the bodies of people that were killed when a pickup truck landed on them after it flew off a ramp to the San Diego Coronado Bridge as paramedics prepare to put an injured man on a gurney, background, at Chicano Park in San Diego on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Four people were killed and nine were injured on Saturday after an out-of-control pickup truck plunged off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and plowed into crowd gathered at a festival below, authorities said. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
Trump's latest unfounded charge has Clinton on drugs
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Saudi Arabia reassigns ambassador to Iraq after controversy
BRICS leaders discuss how to shape global trade, finance
WHL Roundup: Adam Brooks has four points to lead Pats over Hurricanes
Saturday's Games
Canucks rebound from flukey early goal, down Flames 2-1 in a shootout
Vancouver Canucks left wing Daniel Sedin (22) puts a shot past Calgary Flames goalie Chad Johnson (31) as Calgary Flames defenceman TJ Brodie (7) looks on during third period NHL action, in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
QMJHL Roundup: Mathieu Joseph has two goals, assist in Sea Dogs win over Foreurs
Canadian business lobby in favour of CETA warns Belgian region of potential risks of rejecting deal
A deputy wears a sticker against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement during a debate on CETA at the Walloon regional parliament in Namur, Belgium, October 14, 2016.
Oct. 16: Your lookahead horoscope
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