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Judge, Sabathia help Yankees beat Astros 8-1, trail ALCS 2-1
Council in Prince Albert, Sask., provides cash incentives for new hotel
Abandoning America’s role as an international leader is ‘unpatriotic’: McCain
Sen. John McCain makes remarks after receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 16, 2017.
Statue unveiled in Edmonton-area community in memory of slain couple
Bombardier deal kills dream of a new all-Canadian major commercial jet maker
Jeffrey Jones
Figures show Saskatoon taxpayers looking at 4.96 hike in property taxes
Cowboys' Elliott gets another reprieve, will play vs 49ers
In this Oct. 1, 2017, photo, Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott stands on the field during warmups before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Arlington, Texas. Attorneys for Elliott are set for an emergency hearing in federal court in New York as they try again to stop the running back's six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night, Oct. 16. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tickets snapped up to opening of Saskatoon's new Remai Modern art gallery
China’s Xi aims to extend power as Communist Party begins national congress
People walk past a poster featuring Chinese President Xi Jinping with a slogan reading "Chinese Dream, People's Dream" beside a road in Beijing, on Oct. 16, 2017.
Why are astronomers excited about LIGO’s detection of a neutron-star collision?
An artist’s illustration shows two neutron stars colliding and merging with each other, sending out clouds of material and long bursts of gamma rays. The grid represents space-time being warped by gravitational waves from the collision.
Trudeau comes to Morneau’s defence over lack of blind trust for assets
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media in Stouffville, Ont., on Monday, as Finance Minister Bill Morneau looks on. The Prime Minister placed responsibility for the lack of Mr. Morneau’s blind trust on the shoulders of Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson.
Dalton McGuinty staff ignored concerns over gas plants, court hears
Remains of the gas-fired power plant in Mississauga, Ont., which had its construction cancelled prior to the provincial election in 2011.
UBC defends right to academic freedom amid furor over vaccine study
UN chief urges support for Sahel force to fight extremists
Ohio man charged in 4 slayings still held without bond
Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless escorts in Arron Lee Lawson after he was captured on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Ironton, Ohio. Lawson has been arrested on three counts of murder and one count of aggravated murder.(Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
How Legos helped build a classroom lesson on white privilege
Grade 8 students at Allan A. Martin Senior Public School are photographed with their teacher, Mandi Hardy, on Oct. 2, 2017.
China's Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2017 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Qishan, center, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a ceremony marking Martyrs' Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Having bested his rivals, Chinese President Xi is primed to consolidate his already considerable power as the country’s ruling Communist Party begins its twice-a-decade national congress on Wednesday, Oct. 18. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Kagan: Not having to get door 1 plus of new status
Injury forces Wolfpack halfback Ryan Brierley out of Scotland's World Cup squad
Authorities: Radioactive measuring device stolen in Mexico
Bannon-backed PAC backs Wisconsin, Arizona Senate candidates
FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, former state Sen. Kelli Ward concedes to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during her primary election night party in Scottsdale, Ariz. President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon is boosting multiple challengers to GOP incumbents and the party’s preferred candidates in next year’s midterm elections (David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic via AP)/The Arizona Republic via AP)
British Columbia plans new ride-hailing rules for 2018
The Uber app is displayed on an iPhone as taxi drivers wait for passengers in downtown Vancouver.
Scheer walks out on media when asked about campaign manager’s Rebel ties
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.
Exact cause of fatal Honolulu high-rise fire remains mystery
From A to Site C: Everything on the BC NDP agenda
B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks to reporters following a Council of the Federation meeting in Ottawa, on Oct. 3, 2017.
Haley says Iran move strengthens Trump's hand on North Korea
Bill 148 addresses striking Ontario college teachers’ demands: minister
Instructors at George Brown College's midtown campus near Casa Loma walk the picket line on Oct. 16, 2017.
Woods cleared for golf activities with no restrictions
FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts on the 10th hole during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Woods is swinging a driver and his agent says doctors have cleared him to practice without limitations. Still to be determined is when Woods can play a tournament. Mark Steinberg, his agent at Excel Sports Management, says Woods received a good report from doctors who performed fusion surgery on his lower back in April. On Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, Woods posted a video — in a red shirt, no less — of him hitting a driver. "Making progress," he tweeted. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Tiger Woods cleared for golf activities without limitations
Tiger Woods hits on the 3rd tee during the final round of The Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National GC Champion Course.
Land preservation board approves easements for pipeline
New York consortium wants to follow rugby league footsteps of Toronto Wolfpack
Border gunbattles leave 11 dead in northern Mexico
Bombardier Inc. to partner with Airbus on C Series program
Authorities make final arrest in border agent's killing
New NBA season, same old story: Western Conference set to outclass East once again
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
A critically wounded people wait to be transferred to a waiting Turkish air ambulance plane to airlift injured patients for treatment in Turkey, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Oct,16, 2017. The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital now exceeds 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the country reeled from the deadliest single attack. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Concussions will kill hockey. Gary Bettman needs to save it
Former NHL Defenceman Steve Montador died at the age of 35. His brain showed the ravages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – concussion-related brain degeneration.
Nuclear war ‘may break out any moment,’ North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador warns
A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva, on Oct. 2, 2014.
Warrant: Atlanta woman put toddlers in oven, turned it on
Crosses honouring Las Vegas shooting victims moving to museum
A woman passes crosses for victims of the mass shooting Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Las Vegas. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday killing dozens and injuring hundreds.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Canadian cyclist Michael Woods re-signs with Cannondale-Drapac team
The why of the Liberals’ tax-plan revamp is clear, but the how remains a mystery
Campbell Clark
Globe editorial: The Liberals revise their small-business tax return
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to members of the media at a press conference on tax reforms in Stouffville, Ont., on Monday, October 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
FBI offers reward for attack on North Carolina GOP office
Leicester still stuck in relegation zone after drawing with West Brom
West Brom’s James McClean in action with Leicester City's Ben Chilwell on Oct. 16, 2017.
Boy struck by car during dispute between neighbours
The Latest: Unpaid leave for officer charged in mailbox case
Canadian women's team defenceman Tara Watchorn announces retirement
Tara Watchorn of Canada celebrates her goal as Julia Marty of Switzerland, left, and Goalkeeper Florence Schelling look on during the first period of the women's ice hockey game at the Shayba Arena during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Defenceman Tara Watchorn, who won an Olympic gold medal with Canada's women's hockey team at the Sochi Olympics, announced her retirement from international competition on Monday. The 27-year-old Watchorn, who made her debut with Canada's team in 2011, retired after 46 appearances on the blue line in international competition to begin a new career in coaching. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Petr David Josek
Correction: Las Vegas Shooting story
Leading scorers Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane go head-to-head in Champions League
Tottenham's Harry Kane, left, competes for the ball with Bournemouth players during a match on Oct. 14, 2017.
LeBron James vs. Kyrie Irving may be the NBA's newest rivalry
LeBron James greets Kyrie Irving during a Cavaliers game against the Lakers on March 19, 2017.
Revised tax policy for small businesses hinders growth, economists say
David Parkinson
Nebraska man charged with helping girlfriend kill herself
Elton John ending Las Vegas residency in 2018
FILE - In this March 25, 2017 file photo, Elton John arrives at Elton John's 70th Birthday and 50-Year Songwriting Partnership with Bernie Taupin celebration in Los Angeles. John announced Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, that his show, "The Million Dollar Piano" at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will be ending in May 2018 after more than 200 performances. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Governor blames media for immigration flap with sheriffs
FILE - This Sept. 22, 2017 file photo shows Maine Gov. Paul LePage attending a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence to discuss health care and tax reform in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. LePage says the media fanned the flames in a flap with sheriffs over his directive they should hold immigrants without warrants and is calling news organizations "the most horrible organizations on the earth." The outburst came Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 after he summoned all 16 sheriffs to a closed-door meeting. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Any questions? Trump wants to talk. Again.
Journalist raise their hands as they wait to called on to ask a question to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Prosecutors seek 5-year term for ex-Philly district attorney
Streetwise newsletter: RBC CEO backs new rules to cool housing markets; TMX reviews pot firms with U.S. operations
The Bay Street sign is shown in the heart of the financial district as people walk by in Toronto.
New study sheds light on similarities between whale, human evolution
Two southern resident killer whales are seen in this undated handout photo.
North Korea says 'a nuclear war may break out any moment'
A U.S. F-35 stealth fighter is seen during the press day of the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. South Korean and U.S. troops launched five days of naval drills on Monday, three days after North Korea renewed its threat to fire missiles near the American territory of Guam. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Fatal clever attack resembles 1999 attack at same house
Architect Dan Hanganu was a rule-breaking creator of Quebec landmarks
Architect Dan Hanganu was deeply influenced by his early life and training in Romania and sought a counterpoint to what he saw as the formulaic rigidity of conventional modern architecture.
Trailer Park Boys actor John Dunsworth dies at 71
Actor John Dunsworth, best known for playing Jim Lahey in the comedy series Trailer Park Boys, has died.
Trials another milestone in speedskater Denny Morrison's comeback
Canadian long-track speedskater Denny Morrison is pictured after team training in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Oct.19, 2015. His comeback from a motorcycle accident and a stroke has been a series of small victories and Morrison is looking for more of them at the national team trials this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Ex-Guatemalan president says he's innocent in graft case
FILE - In this July 22, 2016 file photo, Guatemala's jailed, former President Otto Perez Molina attends a pre-trial hearing in Guatemala City. On Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, Perez Molina told a judge he is innocent of the corruption charges against him. The former leader is imprisoned while on trial in a purported corruption scheme known as “The Line,” which allegedly involved businesses paying bribes to officials to avoid customs duties in 2013 when Perez Molina was president. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
John Dunsworth, beloved actor on 'Trailer Park Boys,' dies at age 71
Actor John Dunsworth listens to a speaker at a news conference in Halifax on April 12, 2005. Actor John Dunsworth, best known for playing Jim Lahey in the comedy series "Trailer Park Boys," has died. His daughter Sarah Dunsworth confirmed the news in a statement posted to her Twitter feed Monday evening. She says Dunsworth died "peacefully after short and unexpected illness." Andrew Vaughan
Dodgeball a wild sport mixing power, speed and agility - and Canada is very good
Team Canada dodgeball athletes practise during a scrimmage in Markham, Ont., on Monday, October 16, 2017. The host Canadian sides will be favoured this week at the world dodgeball championships at the Markham Pan Am Centre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Calgary man makes multimillion-dollar donation to B.C. junior hockey team
Mike Gould, shown in a handout photo, says his love of family and hockey prompted his $7.5 million donation to a Junior B hockey team in Kimberley, B.C.
A list of consultations, audits and reviews by B.C. government on some issues
B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks to reporters following a Council of the Federation meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017. The British Columbia New Democrat government has announced reviews or consultations on a number of issues since coming to power in July. On Monday, the NDP announced it had hired a consultant to review the issue of ride-sharing. Here's a look at the government's approach:Site C: The B.C. Utilities Commission is reviewing the hydroelectric dam project, fulfilling a promise Premier John Horgan made on the campaign trail. The utilities commission released a preliminary report on the $8.8-billion project's future last month, saying it wanted more information before determining whether Site C should proceed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
South Dakota man who took guns to anti-Islam event sentenced
Morneau's credibility on the line as Liberals hit reset button on tax reforms
Finance Minister Bill Morneau looks on at a press conference on tax reforms in Stouffville, Ont., on Monday, October 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Bombardier hands control of C Series airliner to Airbus
Bombardier president and CEO Alain Bellemare, left, Quebec Deputy Premier Dominique Anglade and Airbus executive Romain Trapp at a press conference in Montreal on Oct. 16, 2017.
The Latest: Callista Gingrich confirmed as Vatican envoy
Alleged victims sue man awarded millions after acquittal in sex-assault case
Ivan Henry, #12, is shown in a police line-up as police officers physically restrain him in this B.C. Appeal Court 1982 handout photo. A man who was acquitted of 10 counts of sexual assault after spending 27 years in prison is being sued by some of his alleged victims. Five women, identified only as Jane Does, have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court accusing Ivan Henry of breaking into their homes in the early 1980s and sexually assaulting them. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Appeal Court
Trump campaign racks up legal fees as Russia probes grow
Rates on US Treasury bills climb at weekly auction
Study suggests men ask more questions at science conferences
The study has raised a host of issues for women in science that could be holding many of them back, regardless of their age.
Trump campaign faces subpoena in assault lawsuit
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2016, file photo, Summer Zervos, right, listens alongside her attorney Gloria Allred during a news conference in Los Angeles. Trump’s presidential campaign has been subpoenaed for records related to past sexual assault allegations against Trump _ charges the president on Oct. 16 dismissed as “made-up stuff.” Lawyers for Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” asked the campaign in March 2017 to preserve any records in its possession concerning Zervos or other women who accused Trump of misconduct. Zervos says Trump kissed and groped her against her will in 2007. During a Rose Garden news conference, Trump dismissed the allegations as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, file)
Woman accused of killing son, using tiki oil to burn home
Tears, anger as families speak of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Winnipeg
Isabelle Daniels weeps as she speaks of her murdered cousin Nicole Daniels to commissioner Michele Audette at the opening day of hearings at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Winnipeg, on Oct. 16, 2017.
Canadian Opera Company general director Alexander Neef extends contract
RBC CEO backs new measures to help cool housing markets
Dave McKay, president and chief executive officer of RBC, at the Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 21, 2015.
Infant left on Louisiana doorstep after girl gives birth
Despite off-season moves, Canucks still searching for power-play success
Vancouver Canucks' Ben Hutton (27) puts a shot wide of the net behind Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith (41) as Vancouver's Markus Granlund, of Finland, looks on during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Saturday, October 14, 2017. A lack of power-play success was one of the main reasons for the Vancouver Canucks' struggles the last two seasons.It's still early, but not much has changed in 2017-18. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
TMX review throws marijuana industry into uncertainty
The move could result in some marijuana companies with U.S. operations being delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture Exchange.
Two boys hurt on jumping pad at corn maze in Grande Prairie, Alta.
U.S. court dismisses Resolute's racketeering suit against Greenpeace
Sears' shares fall after key shareholder plans to quit board
The Latest: Lawmaker at odds over fix to new voting law
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U.S. lumber industry slams Canada in trade filing
Barring a trade truce between the United States and Canada, the International Trade Commission is expected to issue a final ruling on the countries’ softwood lumber dispute by Dec. 21.
Driver of deadly immigrant smuggling run pleads guilty
FILE- In this July 24, 2017, file photo, James Matthew Bradley Jr., left, arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing in San Antonio. Bradley, the driver of a semitrailer packed with almost three dozen immigrants, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oc. 16, to making the deadly smuggling run. He faces up to life imprisonment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
911 calls on nursing home dying: 'Oh my God, this is crazy'
FILE- This Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, police surround the Rehabilitation Center in Hollywood Hills, Fla. At first there was no hint of distress in the 911 calls, no sense of a crisis unfolding. But newly released emergency calls from the sweltering Florida nursing home that lost its air conditioning to Hurricane Irma showed staffers becoming increasing agitated by a disaster that would eventually claim 14 elderly lives. (John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)
US says airstrikes killed "dozens" of militants in Yemen
In the national energy debate, Indigenous voices rise to the fore
The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks during a press conference held in Toronto on Monday, July 17, 2017.
U.S. State Department issues presidential permit for Enbridge line 67
These stocks are set to see big moves Tuesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 11, 2017.
Activist kicked off American flight charges discrimination
Oklahoma teen released on probation days before slaying
Some enticing stock ideas for investors searching the globe for growth
A Chinese flag flutters at the headquarters of a commercial bank in central Beijing.
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