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Alberta boosts funding to Calgary veterinarian program, cuts ties with WCVM
Mexico looks to Canada for signs of commitment on NAFTA
Campbell Clark
Floods and landslides kill 54, leave 39 missing in Vietnam
No injuries in Quebec train derailment
Workers clear up debris after a train derailment Friday, October 13, 2017 Laval, Que., east of Montreal. Four empty tankers fell into the river and no injuries were reported.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Provincial health department says Saskatchewan has highest HIV rate in country
The Latest: Aldean strikes defiant tone in return
OHL Roundup: Luchuk scores twice as Windsor hands London sixth straight loss
QMJHL Roundup: Gagne scores winner, Remparts come back to beat Tigres
Amazon Studios chief on leave following harassment claims
Canada, Mexico vow to remain at NAFTA negotiating table
Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, left, leave a welcoming ceremony with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and his wife Angelica Rivera in Mexico City on Thursday.
"Suge" Knight's girlfriend pleads in video sale case
FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo Toi-Lin Kelly reacts as she is interviewed by The Associated Press about her fiance Marion "Suge" Knight at his defense attorney's offices in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. Kelly has been sentenced for selling a video that was sealed evidence in Knight's murder trial. Kelly pleaded no contest Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, to conspiracy to violate a court order. A Los Angeles judge sentenced her to 100 hours of community service and she also must pay $55,000 to a hamburger stand in Compton that provided surveillance video. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File )
Manitoba teenagers charged with injuring wild turkey with golf club
The Latest: Head of Samsung semiconductor unit to resign
This Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 photo shows the corporate logo of Samsung Electronics Co. in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics said Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, its third quarter profit likely surged nearly three folds over a year earlier to a new record high. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Mexican, Canadian leaders reaffirm commitment to NAFTA
Man charged after allegedly pulling imitation weapon during hospital spat
USS Constitution to set sail to commemorate anniversaries
FILE - In this July 24, 2017 file photo, the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is docked at the Charlestown Navy Yard, in Boston. The USS Constitution is about to set sail for the first time in three years to celebrate the Navy's birthday and the anniversary of the Constitution's first launch. The world's oldest commissioned warship will set sail from Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Thais mark 1 year since king's death with prayers, ceremony
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016, file photo released by Bureau of the Royal Household, Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays his respects to a portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Thais marked one year on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, since the death of King Bhumibol with formal ceremonies and acts of personal devotion before an elaborate five-day funeral later this month. (Bureau of the Royal Household via AP, File)
Naheed Nenshi feeling the heat as Calgary mayoral race tightens
Mayor Naheed Nenshi greets afternoon commuters during a campaign stop in Calgary on Oct. 12, 2017.
Police: Man kills wife, injures mom-in-law in cleaver attack
Springsteen on Broadway creates new performance template
FILE - In this April 21, 2017 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at The Asbury Park Music And Film Festival in Asbury Park, N.J. Springsteen makes his Broadway debut Thursday, Oct. 12, in a solo show in which he performs songs from his career, interspersed with readings of his best-selling memoir "Born to Run." (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)
B.C.’s police watchdog releases list of injuries sustained by man killed by police
British Columbia’s police watchdog is shedding light on the severe injuries suffered by a man during a deadly encounter with Vancouver police in a court document seeking an order for an officer to be interviewed as a witness.
Calgary Humane Society looking for whoever threw injured puppy into dumpster
Vancouver official says city’s presale condo plan addresses lack of public trust
A new condo building is shown under construction in downtown Vancouver, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.
Universities introducing term limits for Canada Research Chairs to meet diversity targets
The University of Ottawa, which has frequently fallen short of its targets, says it is now limiting Tier 1 chairs to two terms as a way to get new academics into the program.
Quebec to allow patients in long-term care to use surveillance cameras
Head of Samsung's booming semiconductor business to resign
This Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 photo shows the corporate logo of Samsung Electronics Co. in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics said Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, its third quarter profit likely surged nearly three folds over a year earlier to a new record high. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: Amazon Studios chief on leave after report
FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2015 file photo, producer Isa Dick Hackett attends "The Man in the High Castle" photo call at the Amazon Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Another powerful Hollywood executive is facing allegations of sexual harassment. Hackett, a producer on an Amazon series, claims that Amazon Studios chief Roy Price propositioned her using crudely suggestive language. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Doctor: Speaking clearly hard for burned woman
Toronto family seeks compensation for trashed home in ‘horrific’ rental gone wrong
The Toronto city skyline is shown on Nov. 1, 2015.
Heiltsuk community still reeling a year after tugboat fuel spill on B.C. coast
First responder Russel Windsor at Gale Creek, Bella Bella, the location of the 2016 diesel spill.
Singer from popular Mexican band killed in Guadalajara
Ousted Venezuelan prosecutor leaks purported video of Odebrecht executive admitting to bribe
In this Sept. 1, 2017, file photo, Luisa Ortega Diaz speaks to senators at the Senate chambers in Mexico City.
Ottawa’s blame game hits new low with CRA tax move
John Ibbitson
Crocodile suspected of killing Australia woman with dementia
10 Things to Know for Friday
Standout 'Jeopardy!' player's streak ends with narrow loss
CORRECTS LAST NAME TO TREBEK INSTEAD OF TREBEC This image released by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. shows "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, left, and contestant Austin Rogers, whose 12-game winning streak came to an end on Thursday's broadcast. Rogers finished his run in fifth place on the all-time regular-season (non-tournament), winning $411,000. (Carol Kaelson/Jeopardy Productions, Inc. via AP)
Adam Sandler’s career, from Madison to Meyerowitz
Adam Sandler poses at the U.K. premiere of The Meyerowitz Stories during the BFI London Film Festival in London on Oct. 6, 2017.
American democracy: Munk Debate livestream
In this Oct. 11, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa. Trump's tax overhaul package is getting resistance from an unusual alliance of interests opposed to his plans to scrap the federal deduction for state and local taxes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 boys get probation for fire that destroyed mill building
Google pledges $1 billion to fund non-profit education
Deal ends legal challenge over tourism room tax
The Latest: South Dakota high school cancels homecoming
Man believed to be shoplifting fatally shot by police
Northwestern Indiana man charged with bombing post office
Alberta to roll out new rules to better protect condo owners, buyers in 2018
Votel: More US advisers will help break Afghan war stalemate
FILE - In this April 11, 2017, file photo, Gen. Joseph Votel speaks during a news conference with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon. Votel, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East says American troops in Afghanistan have begun working with smaller Afghan units to prepare them for a more aggressive offensive against the Taliban next year in a push to break the stalemate in the 16-year-old war. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Grassley on tax cuts in history
In this Oct. 11, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa. Trump's tax overhaul package is getting resistance from an unusual alliance of interests opposed to his plans to scrap the federal deduction for state and local taxes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Family says man killed by Alaska officer had 7 bullet wounds
This Sept. 20, 2016, photo provide by Scott Smith shows Krista Smith, left, and her brother, Micah McComas in Chugiak, Alaska. Krista Smith said Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, that the family has many unanswered questions after her brother was killed by a Seward, Alaska, police officer on Oct. 1, 2017. (Scott Smith via AP)
Canadian star Christine Sinclair looks to lead Portland to another NWSL title
Couple described as adventure-seekers are free from captors
This still image made from a 2013 video released by the Coleman family shows Caitlan Coleman and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle in a militant video given to the family. The American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released in October 2017 after years of being held captive by a network with ties to the Taliban. The two were abducted five years ago while traveling in Afghanistan and have been held by the Haqqani network. The couple had three children while in captivity. (Coleman family via AP)
Leaving home in a fire zone and fearing it's a final goodbye
FILE - In this Oct 10, 2017, file photo, Leonard George sprays down trees in front of his house in the Oakmont area of Santa Rosa, Calif. For many residents in the path of one of California's deadliest blazes, talk is of wind direction, evacuations and goodbyes. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Rebooted Dynasty is camp, but less fabulous
John Doyle
Ousted Venezuelan prosecutor leaks Odebrecht bribe video
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, Venezuela's ousted Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz speaks to senators at the Senate chambers in Mexico City. Ortega has leaked a video purporting to show an Odebrecht executive admitting he agreed to pay money toward Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s campaign in exchange for prioritizing the Brazilian construction giant’s projects. Ortega released the video Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
Man accused of Obama threats to go to mental health facility
60 neglected cats removed from home now up for adoption
USOC CEO to IOC on Russian doping: Time for action is now
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, Scott Blackmun, CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, speaks at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea. Blackmun called on his international counterparts to act immediately on allegations of Russian doping, with now less than four months until the start of the Winter Games. ''The time for action is now,'' Blackmun said in an address Thursday, Oct. 12, to the USOC Assembly. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Timmins, Ont., city councillor accused of corruption faces new charge
Accused kidnapper feared ‘he was being set up’ for a double-cross: Lindhout’s mother
Amanda Lindhout attends a reception held in her honour by the Alberta Somali-Canadian community in Calgary, on Feb. 21, 2010.
Sweden: Police say terror not suspected in town shootings
Canada aligns with U.K. to fight global growth in coal-fired electricity
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is on a two-day trip to the U.K. and Ireland this week, pushing Canada as a global leader on climate change action.
National effort underway to build picture of Indigenous employment
A Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Aug. 2, 2015. A national, multi-pronged, multimillion-dollar effort is underway to figure out how Indigenous Peoples fare in the country’s labour market and fill a data gap that is woefully wide.
4th Baltimore officer pleads guilty in fraud case
The Latest: Woman ordered held on bond in drug death
UN chief says donors kept famine at bay - but aid needed
TPP talks should wait until after NAFTA, auto groups warn
In this Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo, Chevrolet Camaros are lined up in the lot of a Chevrolet dealership in Richmond, Va.
South Dakota school cancels homecoming after racist stunt
A look at the family rescued from Taliban-linked captors
Home care provider founded in 1900 closing, cites money woes
The Latest: 2 NC prison workers slain in escape attempt
Manitoba government's adviser on climate strategy racked up $60K in travel: NDP
Business Highlights
Investors step up as Metro steps out of Couche-Tard
Shoppers enter a Metro Inc. grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
'No negotiation about a tax exemption,' Joly says of Netflix pledge to build production facility
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly speaks in Vancouver on Oct. 5, 2017.
Globe editorial: Don’t be fooled – Trump is a serious threat to free speech
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to remarks at the White House on Thursday before signing an executive order making it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare.
Ryan Gosling says Weinstein is 'emblematic of a systemic problem'
Saskatchewan NDP reviewing sex assault allegation against former candidate
South Dakota family sues boarding school over girl's death
Massachusetts on its way to banning bump stock gun devices
FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, shooting instructor Frankie McRae demonstrates the grip on an AR-15 rifle fitted with a "bump stock" at his 37 PSR Gun Club in Bunnlevel, N.C. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed the lawsuit on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, against the makers and sellers of “bump stocks,” which use the recoil of a semiautomatic rifle to let the finger "bump" the trigger, allowing the weapon to fire continuously. The devices were used by Stephen Paddock when he opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing dozens of people. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)
Threat of new civil war in Iraq overshadows recent successes against Islamic State
A picture taken on Oct. 6, 2017, shows an oil field located south of Hawija after it was set ablaze by Islamic State group jihadists.
It's Boy Scouts vs. Girl Scouts as BSA moves to admit girls
FILE - In this Monday, May 29, 2017 file photo, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts salute during a Memorial Day ceremony in Linden, Mich. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its Cub Scout program and to deliver a Scouting program for older girls that will enable them to advance and earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout. (Jake May/The Flint Journal - MLive.com via AP)
Seven year-end tax tips for investors
Tim Cestnick
2 prison workers killed in unsuccessful escape in N Carolina
Evening Update newsletter: Canadian, family rescued after years in captivity; Trudeau arrives in Mexico on mission to save NAFTA
FILE - In this June 4, 2014, file photo, mother's Linda Boyle, left and Lyn Coleman hold photo of their married children, Canadian citizen Joshua Boyle and American citizen Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012, in Stewartstown, Pa. Pakistan's military says soldiers have recovered five Western hostages held by the Taliban for years. Pakistan's army did not name those held, only saying it worked with U.S. intelligence officials to track down the hostages and free them after discovering they had been brought into Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)
BlackBerry QNX self-driving car hits the road in first Canadian street test
People watch as an autonomous car drives down an Ottawa street as the City of Ottawa and Blackberry QNX demonstrate the vehicle, Thursday, October 12, 2017, in Ottawa.
Four alternatives to traditional bond funds that can mitigate risk and boost returns
Canadians have more than 30 per cent of their domestic ETF holdings in fixed income, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to a recent report by research firm ETFGI.
Ex-Mulroney spokesman back on Quebec TV after joke about hunting separatists
Luc Lavoie testifies at the Oliphant Commission in Ottawa, Monday May 4, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Sentencing postponed for parents of sons involved with ISIS
Justice Department warns cities on immigration law
Romania: Ministers named in land transfer probe resign
Alberta, federal ministers defend Trans Mountain pipeline expansion amid opposition from B.C.
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the fossil-fuel industry remains a critical part of Canada’s economy.
Roughly 13 million watched opening of Burns' Vietnam War doc
Las Vegas gunman fired at crowd seconds after shooting guard: hotel officials
In this Oct. 2, 2017, file photo, drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Russia objects to flag removal at shut diplomatic buildings
Authorities ID woman crushed to death by her own SUV
Court clears way for six-game suspension of Cowboys’ Elliott
A federal appeals court on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, has lifted an injunction that blocked a six-game suspension for Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.
Black parents sue over white teacher's hanging remark
Court clears way for 6-game suspension of Cowboys' Elliott
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott stands on the sideline in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Arlington, Texas. A federal appeals court on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, has lifted an injunction that blocked a six-game suspension for Elliott, clearing the way for the NFL’s punishment over domestic violence allegations and likely leading to the running back’s legal team seeking further relief.(AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Winnipeg children's entertainer sentenced on child pornography charges
Lawsuit: Police mishandled arrest of man on drugs who died
Manitoba government says North Dakota water plan a threat
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