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Justin Verlander, Houston Astros beat New York Yankees 7-1 to force Game 7 in ALCS
Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros throws a pitch against the New York Yankees during the second inning in Game Six of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 20, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Verlander, Altuve help Astros top Yanks to force ALCS Game 7
Oregon senator punished over alleged inappropriate touching
QMJHL Roundup: Nicolas Guay overtime hero as Voltigeurs top Remparts 2-1
Blake Wheeler’s 200th NHL goal lifts Jets over Minnesota Wild
Winnipeg Jets' Bryan Little (18) plays the puck after getting hit by Minnesota Wild's Luke Kunin (19) during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
Blake Wheeler, Paul Maurice reach milestones in Jets 4-3 win over Wild
Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55), Blake Wheeler (26) and Jacob Trouba (8) celebrate Wheeler's game winning goal against the Minnesota Wild during third period NHL action in Winnipeg on Friday, October 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Police end investigation of Illinois woman's freezer death
Judge tosses $417M award against Johnson & Johnson
FILE - In this April 15, 2011, file photo, a bottle of Johnson's baby powder is displayed in San Francisco. A judge on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson granted the company's request for a new trial, saying there were errors and jury misconduct in the previous trial that ended with the award two months ago. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Calgary police apologize to family over news release about girl's death
Dan Gilbert says Detroit has advantages in Amazon HQ bid
Sexual-orientation and gender-identity battle grips B.C. schools​
Canucks defeat Sabres with two goals and an assist from Derek Dorsett
Justin Bailey #95 of the Buffalo Sabres take the puck around Sam Gagner #89 of the Vancouver Canucks during the second period at the KeyBank Center on Oct. 20, 2017 in Buffalo, New York.
Nearly 70 per cent of irregular border crossers who had cases reviewed granted refugee status
A family from Haiti approach a tent in Saint-Bernard- de-Lacolle, Que., stationed by RCMP to seek asylum in Canada in August.
The Latest: Bannon bashes GW Bush at California GOP meeting
A demonstrator masked with a U.S. flag protests outside of California Republican Convention in Anaheim, Calf., on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Former White House adviser Steve Bannon wants to oust Republican senators he feels are disloyal to President Donald Trump. Bannon is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the convention, just days after leveling a blistering attack on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans at an Arizona fundraiser. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Dorsett has 2 goals, assist in Canucks' 4-2 win over Sabres
Jagmeet Singh’s stand on Trans Mountain pipeline alarms Alberta NDP
Jagmeet Singh, kicking off his first cross-country tour as NDP Leader at a rally in Ottawa last Sunday, is navigating the contradictory positions of NDP provincial governments in Alberta and B.C. on pipeline development.
NFL medical pop-ups give players quick treatment on the sidelines
In this Oct. 8, 2017 photo, Cleveland Browns defensive end Carl Nassib (94) enters a pop-up medical tent on the sideline during an NFL football game against the New York Jets, in Cleveland. This year, the NFL mandated the tents on every sideline at every stadium. They're used mostly for concussion testing or for quick medical work that does not require a trip to the locker room.
Chinese power over North Korea? It's more myth than reality
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, a tourist stands behind a picture of Mao Zedong, right, founder of the People's Republic of China and North Korea's late leader Kim Il Sung on the Hekou Bridge, linking China and North Korea, which was bombed in the 1950's during the Korean War, in Hekou, China. At first glance, it seems the perfect solution to the world’s most dangerous standoff: Find a way to get China to use its enormous influence to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear bombs. The countries, after all, share a long, porous border, several millennia of history and deep ideological roots. Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of Chinese soldiers, including Mao’s son, died to save North Korea from obliteration during the Korean War, and China is essentially Pyongyang’s economic lifeline, responsible for most of its trade and oil. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Youth hockey must take concussions seriously
In youth hockey, children are still pressured to ‘get back out there’ and hide concussion symptoms, no matter the cost.
In China’s ‘underground Great Wall,’ tunnels go dry and Uyghurs fear for their culture
Dredging worker Maihemuti Saibuduli goes down a karez to repair it in Turpan, China, in 2015.
Designer George Cuthbertson crafted sleek, speedy sailboats
George Cuthbertson, president of C&C Yachts Ltd., inspects the hull of new craft at the Oakville plant, June 10, 1976.
McGuinty’s chief of staff brushed off legal advice related to gas-plant documents, trial hears
David Livingston, chief of staff to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, arrives at court in Toronto on Friday. Mr. Livingston and his deputy Laura Miller face allegations they illegally destroyed documents related to a government decision to scrap two gas plants ahead of 2011 provincial election.
Embrace the chaos and savour the one-pot wonders at Too Two Chinese Sauerkraut Fish
Pickled fish soup at Too Two Chinese Sauerkraut Fish.
Quebec veil law Bill 62 sparks protests and confusion
A woman wears a niqab in Montreal in 2013. The Quebec legislature on Wednesday barred people who are wearing face coverings from receiving public services or working in government jobs, a move opponents criticized for unfairly targeting Muslims.
The Latest: Ohio State turns down white nationalist request
Former Houston officer indicted in neighbour's shooting
9 kids with concussion-like symptoms: What went wrong at this New Brunswick high school football game
Members of Ecole L’Odyssée Olympiens stand for the national anthem before a game against the Saint John Greyhounds in Moncton on Friday.
Perry Connolly was skipper of the storied sloop Red Jacket
Perry Connolly, right, accepting a trophy.
Ken Dryden: Hockey’s concussion discussion is about more than just the game, it’s personal
Japan votes for lower house; Abe's party seen headed for win
In this Oct. 18, 2017, photo, Japan's Prime Minister and President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in support for his party's candidate during an election campaign for the upcoming lower house election in Tokyo. Media polls indicate Abe’s ruling coalition will handily win a general election Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, possibly even retaining its two-thirds majority in the more powerful lower house of parliament. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Health minister says government looking at July 2019 as ‘window’ for rules on edible cannabis
Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor arrives to testify before the start of the Commons health committee on Bill C-45, Cannabis Act, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
Trial ordered over 1993 LA apartment fire that killed 10
Vancouver cyclists are reaching peak entitlement
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver
College to offer sensitivity training after anti-LGBT flyer
Nets' national anthem singer kneels to finish performance
Brooklyn Nets guard Allen Crabbe (33) drives to the basket against Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in New York. The Nets won 126-121. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
John Kerry bashes Trump on climate, Department of State jobs
Jenny Boucek named Sacramento Kings assistant player development coach
Jenny Boucek argues a call while coaching the Seattle Storm in the WNBA in June, 2016.
First-place Toronto FC looks to break the MLS mould
Toronto FC defender Eriq Zavaleta heads the ball during a game against Montreal Impact on Sunday.
Q&A: Abortion case involving immigrant teen stirs emotions
Curtis McElhinney finds his groove as backup for the Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis McElhinney made his only start of the season on Wednesday night and looked sharp as the Leafs turned back the Detroit Red Wings 6-3.
Rebecca Marino's return to professional tennis delayed by ITF regulation
Five questions with 91-year-old Albertan skier Eddie Hunter
Eddie Hunter, a 91-year-old alpine skier, came to Banff in 1934, when he was just 8.
Ohio State denies request for white nationalist speaker
New Brunswick premier to meet with lieutenant-governor after party’s mandate ‘accomplished’
From left, New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Francyne Joe, President, Native Women's Association of Canada address media following the meeting of the Council of Federation, in Edmonton on Monday, July 17, 2017.
1 dead, 1 missing after fuel barge fire off Texas coast
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a barge on fire approximately three miles from Port Aransas, Texas, jetties, Friday. Oct. 20, 2017. A Coast Guard Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry are searching for two missing crew members. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Yellen says Fed's extraordinary policies may be needed again
Sean Avery, hockey’s most hated, talks drugs, feuds and why the NHL is coming after him
Sean Avery, 37, has done a bunch of things since falling sideways out of the NHL five years ago. He’s been a fashion persona, a restaurateur and a bar owner. Now, he’s trying his hand as an author and actor.
Trump signs order allowing recall of more retired pilots
Insults fly after Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly criticizes congresswoman
Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds a daily briefing, at the White House in Washington, Oct. 20, 2017. A series of political attacks between Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) and the White House continued on Friday.
Pierre Trudeau ally Michael Pitfield was Canada’s top bureaucrat
Michael Pitfield attends a news conference in Ottawa, Ont. in 1982.
Cop pleads not guilty to sexual battery of 13-year-old boy
ICE arrest without warrant of man inside house investigated
This Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo taken from video provided by George Cardenas shows federal immigration agents arresting a worker even though they acknowledged they lacked a warrant to enter the home near Beaverton, Ore. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it's now investigating the incident. The agency said the arrested man whose name wasn't provided has been released. Spokeswoman Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe said the matter has also been referred to watchdog groups both within ICE and in its parent department in Washington. (George Cardenas via AP)
Mexican prosecutor fired for revealing corruption probe
Half of Tim Hortons franchisees in Canada join unsanctioned group
Florist's shop robbed while owner giving flowers to veterans
Right whales should remain on endangered list, federal ocean regulators say
In this April 10, 2008 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale peers up from the water as another whale passes behind in Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Mass.
Went to the bar: Alberta mother pleads guilty after child left in freezing car
California wildfire toll by the numbers
Canadian writer-director Chris Craddock apologizes after 'rape culture' confession
Rain and wind predicted to lash part of southern B.C. on weekend
Body of man killed in oil and gas platform blast found
In Morneau’s misstep, Liberals must find a cautionary tale
Adam Radwanski
Experts say Chile poet did not die of cancer, deepen mystery
FILE - This Oct. 21, 1971 file photo shows Pablo Neruda, poet and then Chilean ambassador to France, talking with reporters in Paris after being named the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature. National and foreign experts announced Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, that the Nobel Prize-winning poet did not die of cancer, rejecting the official version. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)
Alabama will give names of crossover voters to prosecutors
Who killed Sears Canada? The inside story of its downfall
A closed Sears location is seen in Dartmouth, N.S., on Oct. 11, 2017.
N.B. premier says mandate 'accomplished,' will meet with lieutenant-governor
New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant delivers the State of the Province address in Fredericton, N.B., on Thursday, January 26, 2017. The premier of New Brunswick says he's going to meet with the province's lieutenant-governor on Monday at a time when his party has "accomplished" its current mandate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Family believes body is that of missing Argentine protester
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, demonstrators hold up posters of missing activist Santiago Maldonado, during a protest at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sergio Maldonado confirmed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, to journalists that the body found in a Patagonia river is that of his missing brother, Santiago Maldonado. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Bombardier ‘just sold the future.’ What now?
An Airbus A320neo and Bombardier C Series were on display for the Airbus and Bombardier announcement near Toulouse, France.
Google parent turns on internet balloons in Puerto Rico
This Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 photo provided by Project Loon shows a stratospheric balloon heading for Puerto Pico after its launch from the project site in Winnemucca, Nev. Google's parent Alphabet Inc. said Friday that its stratospheric balloons are now delivering the internet to remote areas of Puerto Rico where cellphone towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria. Two of the search giant's "Project Loon" balloons are already over the country enabling texts, emails and basic web access to AT&T customers with handsets that use its 4G LTE network. (Project Loon via AP)
From cookies to condos? Plans still up in the air for 27-acre Christie’s site near Humber River
First Capital, the new owner of the Christie bakery site by the Gardiner Expressway, is weighing options for the property, including more retail space, rather than a forest of yet more high-rise condo buildings.
Ranger whose gun used in San Francisco slaying was promoted
Bail set at $100K for 2 Polish band members in rape case
Hubert Wiecek, a member of the Polish metal band Decapitated, appears before Superior Court Judge John Cooney, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. The final two members of the Polish metal band Decapitated had bail set at $100,000 each Friday on rape and kidnapping charges after they were arrested for the gang-rape of a woman on their tour bus following a show last summer. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)
Feds: Right whales should remain on endangered list
FILE - In this April 10, 2008 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale peers up from the water as another whale passes behind in Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Mass. Federal ocean regulators are recommending in an October 2017 report that the North Atlantic right whale remain listed as endangered as the species nears the end of a year of dangerously high mortality. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
US rig count declines by 15 this week to 913; Texas loses 8
White House: No required sentences in military justice cases
Appeals court takes early look at lawsuits in DACA cases
Rachel Notley says Quebec’s face-covering ban ‘smacks of Islamophobia’
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley speaks as she joins fellow leaders in a press conference following the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.
Cuba unveils US-made tribute to independence
School children look at a bronze statue immortalizing Jose Marti donated by the Bronx Museum of the Arts, after it's unveiling in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. The statue is a replica of a statue that has been in New York's Central Park since the 1950’s. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue parent to step down
C Series is Canada’s last kick at aerospace greatness
Barrie McKenna
Former Mrs. America sentenced for price tag switching scheme
1st trial for alleged Indiana serial killer pushed back
Feds threaten funds for Kansas mental hospital
Timothy Keck, Kansas secretary of aging and disability services, answers questions about a threat from the federal government to cut off funds for patient care at the state's mental hospital in western Kansas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. Keck says he's confident the state can fix all of the problems cited in a building at Larned State Hospital. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Churchill, Man. ice road planned as rail link remains closed
A winter road which crosses Shoal Lake to Shoal Lake 40 first nation is photographed on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Plans are underway to supply Churchill, Man., with an ice road as the rail link that normally provides a lifeline to the community remains out of commission.
US official: IS burrowing for footholds from Asia to Africa
In this Oct. 20, 2017, photo, nembers of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walk inside the stadium that was the site of Islamic State fighters' last stand in the city of Raqqa, Syria. Losing real estate in the Middle East will not sharply affect Islamic State militants’ ability to inspire attacks against the West or burrow footholds from the Philippines to Africa, which has forced the U.S. to spread its resources thinly around the world, the nation’s top counterterrorism official said Friday. (AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)
Business Highlights
Berry disappointed: Bear tries to eat fake fruit on Manitoba woman's door wreath
A black bear checks out a fall wreath on the front door of Kim Bouwman's home in Ste. Anne, Man. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 in this handout photo. Kim Bouwman was sitting in her rural home Thursday in Ste. Anne, about 40 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg, when she caught something out of the corner of her eye. A fairly large black bear, Bouwman guesses it was three or four years old, had made its way up to her door and was trying to eat the foam red berries on her fall wreath. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Kim Bouwman *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Hawaii judge extends prohibition on Trump's travel ban
Muslim and civil rights groups and their supporters gather at a rally against what they call a "Muslim ban" in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Delon Wright steps up in new role as leader of Raptors' second unit
Toronto Raptors guard Delon Wright (55) makes a steal during first half NBA basketball action against the Detroit Pistons, in Toronto on October 10, 2017. Early in the second quarter of Toronto's opening-night win over the Bulls, Delon Wright faked a shot then drove to the hoop, tossing up an acrobatic basket that landed him on his backside and drew the foul. Hitting the court with a thud, he flexed his biceps and grinned. It was part of a 15-0 run by the Raptors' young bench that would prove to be the game-changer in a 117-100 win. The Raptors youth movement will get a tougher test Saturday when Toronto hosts the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Latest: Suit: Keep Confederate monument at courthouse
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2011 file photo, Sean Bordelon, left, and Raphiel Heard, of Shreveport, pause after reading the inscription on the Confederate soldier's monument in front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse in Shreveport, La. Local officials have voted to remove the Confederate monument from the courthouse grounds in the northwest Louisiana parish. The Caddo Parish Commission voted 7-5 for the measure on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, after hearing nearly two hours of opinions about the monument erected 111 years ago in a parish once called "Bloody Caddo" because so many African-Americans were killed during Reconstruction. (Douglas Collier /The Shreveport Times via AP)
Women say they were branded, traumatized by group's doctors
Peru passes legislation to legalize medical marijuana
Dalhousie defends free expression as student faces hearing over Canada 150 post
Masuma Khan poses in this undated handout photo. The fourth-year Dalhousie University student faces disciplinary action after another student lodged a complaint alleging her comments in an online post discriminated against white people.
The Latest: DC appeals court blocks teen's abortion access
How major US stock indexes fared on Friday
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week​
Ex-Just For Laughs president Gilbert Rozon to sell all his shares
Founder and president of Just for Laughs accepts the prestigious Icon Award at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Gilbert Rozon, a giant in the Quebec entertainment industry, is stepping down from various positions amid what he calls "allegations involving him." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Dems struggle to avoid discord for unified counter to Trump
FILE - In this March 6, 2017, file photo, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez speaks at a protest against President Donald Trump's new travel ban order in Lafayette Square outside the White House in Washington. Nine months into the Donald Trump era, Democrats are still searching for a standard-bearer and a crisp message to corral widespread opposition to an unpopular president and a Republican-led Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Life after NAFTA: Why no deal may free Canada on intellectual property policy
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House in Washington on Oct. 11, 2017.
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