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Philippines backs down in S. China Sea after Beijing protest
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana gestures during a conference on "ASEAN Leadership amid a New World Order" at the financial district of Makati, metropolitan Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Lorenzana says Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stopped construction work on a newly formed sandbar in the disputed South China Sea after a protest from Beijing. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Kansas City voters approve $1 billion airport project
IBM urges B.C. to use blockchain to track marijuana sales
In this July 16, 2013, file photo, an IBM logo is displayed in Berlin, Vt.
QMJHL Roundup: Simon Lafrance leads Foreurs past Cataractes 6-4
Mail bomb trial hears from letter carrier who delivered the package
Taiwanese fighter jet goes missing above East China Sea
The Latest: Kansas City voters OK $1 billion airport project
Transgender woman wins Virginia House seat, makes history
The Latest: Weaver survives recall, remains Flint mayor
Raptors fend off late comeback to beat Bulls 119-114
Chicago Bulls guard Jerian Grant controls the ball as Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan tries to defend during the second quarter at Air Canada Centre.
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman wins first Gold Glove award
Jays’ Marcus Stroman pitches against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman wins first Gold Glove award
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (6) acknowledges the crowd after being taken out of the game against the Baltimore Orioles during eighth inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman is a Gold Glove winner for the first time in his career. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canadiens win third in a row by beating Golden Knights 3-2
Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty reacts with teammates after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Canadiens extend winning streak to three games by beating Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights' Jonathan Marchessault is flipped into Montreal Canadiens goalie Charlie Lindgren's net by defenceman Jeff Petry during second period NHL hockey action Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Connor McDavid scores early in OT, Oilers beat Islanders 2-1
The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a 2-1 overtime victory against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on November 7, 2017 in New York City.
McDavid scores quickly in OT, Oilers beat Islanders 2-1
The Latest: Maine voters approve measure to expand Medicaid
Valanciunas has 21 points, 10 boards as Raptors hold on to beat Bulls 119-114
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) tries to get past Chicago Bulls forward Denzel Valentine (45) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Latest: Newly elected Philly prosecutor wants change
Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis scores 21 in return from suspension
Toronto Raptors forward Norman Powell (24) tries to get past Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis (5) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Lawyers push for additional DNA testing in decades-old murder conviction
Robyn Batryn, holds a picture of Phillip Tallio holding a cat, at her home in Maple Ridge, British Columbia on July 7, 2017.
'Son of a Trickster' author Eden Robinson wins $50,000 Writers' Trust Fellowship
Author Eden Robinson is pictured in Toronto on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Eden Robinson, author of "Son of a Trickster," is the winner of the 2017 Writers' Trust Fellowship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Trump cast absentee ballot in New York, White House says
First payments of Vancouver empty homes tax due in February
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 7, 2016.
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wins 2nd term
Indigenous writer Eden Robinson awarded 2017 Writers’ Trust Fellowship
Writer Eden Robinson has been awarded the 2017 Writers' Trust of Canada Fellowship, an honour that includes a $50,000 award.
%tophl(The Latest: Upstate Hasidic village to be independent town
Saudi Arabia’s push on Iran ratchets up regional tensions
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second from right in foreground, arrives at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 24, 2017.
BC Liberals challenge speaker’s authority after efforts to curb derogatory language
Speaker of the legislature Darryl Plecas delivers remarks before the speech from the throne in the legislative assembly in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
Vancouver rejects Chinatown condo-development permit
A Chinese-Canadian memorial stands next to an empty lot where Beedie Development hopes to build a nine-storey condo in Vancouver's Chinatown.
The Latest: No L-A: Lewiston, Auburn residents reject merger
Liberals introduce bill to address harassment of federal employees
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in her Parliament Hill office in September, 2016, has said she hopes the provisions of the new legislation will serve as a model for the private sector.
Ontario to ease regulations on financial startups
Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, shown in this file photo, said the government will create a “regulatory super sandbox” (a set of rules that exempts firms from some requirements so they can experiment with new business models and products).
Formal apology for LGBTQ persecution could include compensation: sources
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault rises in the House of Commons on June 13, 2016 in Ottawa. Mr. Boissonnault , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's adviser on LGBTQ issues, would not comment on either the wording of the forthcoming apology or the question of reparations Tuesday.
Marty Walsh wins 2nd term as Boston mayor, tops Tito Jackson
FILE - This combination of file photos shows Boston City Councilman Tito Jackson, left, during a Boston council meeting on Jan. 13, 2016, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, right, during a news conference on July 11, 2017. Jackson is challenging Walsh for the mayor's seat in the Nov. 7, 2017, election. (AP Photos, File)
After 141 years, Liberals pledge to erase sexism from Indian Act
Senator Peter Harder waits in the Senate lobby in Ottawa on November 15, 2016. The federal government has opted to change course on its proposed legislation designed to end sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act.
The Latest: Keno approved by 6 communities in New Hampshire
A look at the winners and losers of the top US races
Governor-General Julie Payette praises freedom of religion, tolerance
Governor-General Julie Payette inspects the Honour Guard in Fredericton on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.
Halladay was among first to fly model of plane he died in
Leafs could be without Auston Matthews Wednesday versus Wild
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews is a questionable starter for Wednesday’s game at Air Canada Centre against the Minnesota Wild thanks to an undisclosed injury that has been bothering him for some time.
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter says it is rolling out a 280-character limit to nearly everyone, ending the iconic 140-character restriction. Users tweeting in Chinese, Japanese and Korean will still have the original limit. That’s because writing in those languages uses fewer characters. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Texas massacre is seized on by both sides in gun debate
City council votes 36-6 to make Bloor Street bicycle lanes permanent
Cyclists head west along the dedicated bike lanes on Bloor St. W. on Oct. 3. City council on Tuesday voted to keep the lanes, which were a pilot project installed in 2015, attracting about 5,000 cyclists a day.
Russia bans dozens of Canadians, refuses to name names
U.S.-born financier and anti-Putin campaigner Bill Browder, seen at his offices in London in February, 2016, said Russia is scrambling to respond to Canada’s decision to target Russian officials with sanctions last week, questioning whether it had actually sanctioned anyone.
Defendant in 1st Waco biker trial testifies in own defence
Wakefield scores three, Canada opens Four Nations Cup with 9-0 win over Sweden
Top producers lobby Ottawa for right to market marijuana like alcohol
Branded pop infused with THC, the active substance in marijuana, is seen for sale at a pop-up vendor in Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood on August 26. A new group is lobbying the federal government on behalf of the cannabis industry in hopes of securing a more permissive marketing regime.
Trump and the DMZ: The surprise that wasn't to be
President Donald Trump sits in his presidential limo as Chief of Staff John Kelly, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, both at center, and other members of the administration try to wait out a bad weather call at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Marine One turned back because of a bad weather call just minutes away from visiting the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the tense military border between the two Koreas. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Also pictured is United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, second from left. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Man charged with second-degree murder in double homicide of Vancouver couple
2 contractors dead after falling from helicopter in La.
Minnesota-based Red House Records sold to Nashville label
FILE - In this April 10, 2001 file photo, Red House Records President Bob Feldman displays a CD tribute as musician John Gorka, left, looks on at the Red House Records offices in St. Paul, Minn. Red House Records has been sold to Compass Records Group of Nashville. The sale was announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)
Trump visits Beijing amid mounting tensions over trade
Former Blue Jays GM Gord Ash calls Halladay ‘about the best there was’
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay works against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on August 24, 2009.
The F-word can fly in French, broadcast watchdog says
In a decision released on Tuesday, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled that the Montreal radio station CKOI-FM didn’t breach industry ethical rules prohibiting the use of coarse and offensive language when it aired clips with the F-word in them on two occasions this year.
Documents: Top political donors used offshore tax loopholes
Correction: Argentina-Prosecutor Mystery Death story
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, police enter the building where late prosecutor Alberto Nisman had his office, to gather evidence for the investigation into his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A new report, whose conclusions are based on controversial new evidence, was obtained by The Associated Press, reverses the earlier official findings that Nisman had likely committed suicide. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd,File, File)
Police: Arrests made for helping California inmates escape
This undated photo released by the Santa Clara County Department of Corrections shows Tramel McClough. Authorities say two jail inmates, McClough and John Bivins, escaped from a suburban Silicon Valley courthouse in a waiting vehicle on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 while attending a hearing related to an armed robbery they are charged with. (Santa Clara County Department of Corrections via AP)
Civil rights lawyer Krasner elected Philly's top prosecutor
UBC shelves new freedom of expression statement
People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 22, 2015.
Air Force: Racial slurs written by 1 person who was targeted
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria speaks about race relations to U.S. Air Force cadets during lunch at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Air Force Academy said Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, that racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms of five black students were written by one of those students. The announcement was a jarring turn in an episode that prompted Silveria to make the widely viewed speech warning that racists were not welcome at the school. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)
Roy Halladay was one of Toronto’s great athletes, and one of its great people too
Roy Halladay walks from the bullpen prior to throwing a one-hit shutout to defeat the New York Yankees 6-0 in Toronto on Sept. 4, 2009.
Ex-Rhode Island lawmaker charged with breaking into home
Company shuts down train line that transported logs for 100 years in B.C.
Judge allows Massachusetts museum to sell Rockwell art
Vancouver Whitecaps look to ‘evolve’ amid improving MLS field, coach says
Goalkeeper David Ousted, in Vancouver on Tuesday, won’t be returning to play with the Vancouver Whitecaps next season. His contract was not renewed after he declined to take a pay cut.
Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon, who circled moon, dies
Wave of scandals calls British PM May’s leadership into question
Westminster party leaders and politicians gather in London to discuss sexual-abuse claims on Tuesday. British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, has offered little comment on recent scandals involving three cabinet ministers, leaving some to question her authority as Prime Minister.
Transcript of AP interview with Rep. Adam Schiff
Former Blue Jays GM Gord Ash says Halladay will be remembered as a superstar
Mom charged in death took son's lifeless body on train ride
This undated photo provided by the Round Lake Beach, Ill., Police Department shows Jamie Jones. Jones, accused of taking her 6-year-old onto a commuter train to Chicago after his death last summer has been charged with first-degree murder and ordered held without bond, authorities said Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Jones, 29, of Round Lake Beach also was charged with concealment of a homicide in the death of Carl Rice Jr. She's being held in lieu of $3 million. (Round Lake Beach Police Department via AP)
Foes of Obama oil-gas rule ask court to reconsider ruling
Alberta Mounties say kidnapping charges pending after 5 naked suspects arrested
California approves rescue plan for shrinking Salton Sea
Marine to spend year in brig for deadly rollover
AP Explains: Why smartphones are giving the police fits
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows Devin Kelley, the suspect in the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. A short time after the shooting, Kelley was found dead in his vehicle. Federal investigators say they are trying to get into Kelley's cellphone. The inability to access Kelley's phone highlights a longstanding frustration of the FBI, which said it has been unable to retrieve data from half the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year. Technology companies have insisted they must protect customers' digital privacy. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP, File)
BC-Composite Updates,
Keyera's profits fall in latest earnings, as company announces new pipeline
Ex-Tory leader Ambrose says 'western alienation' is very real and dangerous
Conservative Interim Leader Rona Ambrose is shown during an interview with The Canadian Press in Ottawa on May 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Forbes says Commerce head overstated wealth by $2 billion
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss preparing for the 2020 Census on Capitol Hill in Washington. Forbes reported Tuesday, Nov. 7, that Ross exaggerated his net worth to the magazine by $2 billion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Map: Roy Halladay plane crash
The Latest: Panel blocks bigger benefits for raising kids
OPP launch investigation into mortgage fraud
The OPP sent a letter to investors in the McMurray project saying it is trying to identify victims and witnesses who will speak to the police.
Nightclub, celebrity chef restaurants among Palms overhaul
Black Student Union wants charges over racist graffiti hoax
Russia and West clash over blaming Syria for chemical use
The Latest: Poll shows support for Arkansas death penalty
Fatal shooting of protected sea otter probed by California
California to collaborate with EU, China on carbon markets
California Gov. Jerry Brown shows a paper during a workshop organized by Vatican on the climate change, at the Casina Pio IV, at the Vatican, Saturday Nov.4, 2017. Brown called climate change an existential threat and said he's going to announce in Bonn that more signatories will be joining the "Under2 coalition" a global community committed to decarbonization and supporting the Paris Agreement's climate goal of keeping the rise in global average temperatures below 2 degrees centigrade. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Streetwise newsletter: Bidder for German stores fails to sway HBC; Infrastructure Bank chair outlines key mandates
Canadian bank headquarters stand on Bay Street in Toronto.
The Latest: Lawyers argue against Texas immigration law
Eight moments from former Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay's MLB career
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay throws during a game in Toronto in April of 2003. Former Toronto Blue Jays star pitcher Roy Halladay died Tuesday after his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
Why analysts are still bullish on Enbridge
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Lawsuit: Woman kept in Colorado jail for weeks over $55 fee
Business Highlights
Signa, bidder for German Kaufhof stores, fails to sway HBC
Shoppers pass a Galeria Kaufhof department store, operated by Hudson's Bay Co., in Berlin in 2016.
United Conservatives oppose Alberta bill on changes to gay-straight alliances
United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney speaks to reporters the day after being elected leader of the new party in Calgary on October 29, 2017.
Mexican citizen executed in Texas for cousin's 1997 slaying
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Ruben Ramirez Cardenas. Mexican citizen Cardenas is set for execution in Texas Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, for the 1997 abduction-slaying of his 16-year-old cousin in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. Cardenas' lawyers have appealed to the courts, arguing evidence in his case should undergo new more sophisticated DNA testing because the tests of two decades ago that pointed him to the slaying may not be reliable. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
Series a winner for Fox, but doesn't match last year
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