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Canada hopes to avert new U.S. tariff war, but stands ready to fire: Champagne
WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government is still trying to cool its dispute with the United States over aluminum exports, but remains poised to retaliate if nec...
Sep 14, 2020
Calgary Flames remove "interim" label, name Geoff Ward head coach
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have removed the "interim" tag from Geoff Ward's job and made him the NHL club's head coach. Ward was promoted from associate coach Nov. 29. Bill Peters resigned amid...
Sep 14, 2020
Toronto FC brings in 21-year-old Liverpool fullback Tony Gallacher on loan
Toronto FC has confirmed the signing of Scottish youth international defender Tony Gallacher on loan from Liverpool for the remainder of the 2020 season. The 21-year-old from Glasgow has made 32 ...
Sep 14, 2020
Yates holds off Thomas to win Tirreno-Adriatico, Canada's Woods finishes eighth
SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy - Simon Yates held off a final-stage challenge from Geraint Thomas to win the eight-day Tirreno-Adriatico race Monday and set himself up as one of the favourites for th...
Sep 14, 2020
Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's massive campaign war chest was supposed to finance an onslaught of attacks that would destroy Joe Biden's chance of winning in November. But after months of profl...
Sep 14, 2020
Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pie...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says air quality advisories posted across most of British Columbia since last week should spread east across Alberta due to wildfire smoke from ...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says air quality advisories posted across most of British Columbia since last week should spread east across Alberta due to wildfire smoke from ...
Sep 14, 2020
Warsaw mayor mocked for pressuring DJ to change music
WARSAW, Poland - Warsaw's mayor has come under criticism after a video emerged of him demanding that DJs at a night club change their music, seeming to leverage his influence by stating "it's my city....
Sep 14, 2020
Israeli gets 3 life sentences for deadly 2015 arson attack
JERUSALEM - An Israeli court on Monday handed down three life sentences to a Jewish extremist convicted in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. The Lod District Court...
Sep 14, 2020