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Bianca Andreescu advances to quarterfinals after 17th consecutive win
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 17th match in a row. The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., downed American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open today. The win...
Oct 03, 2019
Smile Cookie campaign raises a record $9.8M
TORONTO- Tim Hortons 2019 Smile Cookie campaign raised a record $9.8M in just one week for 550 charities, hospitals and community groups across Canada. From September 16-22, cookie buyers from coast t...
Oct 03, 2019
New evidence leads to second stay in case against suspected Calgary gang leader
CALGARY- Charges against a suspected Calgary gang leader that include one count of first-degree murder in a 10-year-old homicide have been stayed for a second time.Nick Chan, 41, was first charged in ...
Oct 03, 2019
Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - This Kiss concert is happening Down Under, all right. The rock group will play a show next month in Australia for sharks and eight fans, who will listen through underwater speake...
Oct 03, 2019
Crown opens arguments at trial of suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing
EDMONTON- A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van wanted to kill them.Elizabeth Wheaton delivered an opening statement on ...
Oct 03, 2019
Impeachment standoff: Trump sees hoax, Dems see stonewalling
WASHINGTON - Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats on Wednesday, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defence with name-calling and expletives. Quie...
Oct 03, 2019
Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies
LISBON, Portugal - Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative politician who played a leading role in cementing democracy after Portugal's 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became president of the U.N....
Oct 03, 2019
RCMP focus on pedestrian safety in October
Edmonton- This upcoming Thanksgiving long weekend (October 11-14), Alberta RCMP will focus on enforcement initiatives promoting safe driving behaviours as part of Operation Impact, organized by the Ca...
Oct 03, 2019
North Korea, US say nuclear talks to resume this weekend
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations this weekend following a months-long stalemate over the withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for...
Oct 03, 2019
'You're good-looking': Ukraine's leader woos Tom Cruise
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's leader isn't just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump - he's set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too. Mission impossible? Maybe not - Cruise is studying possible Ukrain...
Oct 03, 2019