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Quebec man accused of crimes against humanity in Bosnia could lose citizenship
OTTAWA - Canada is moving to strip citizenship from a man accused of committing crimes against humanity in the former Yugoslavia. The federal government alleges Cedo Kljajic fraudulently obtained Cana...
Sep 01, 2017
Workers clear out of Russian consulate in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Acrid, black smoke was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco and workers began hauling boxes out of the stately building in a historic area of the city ...
Sep 01, 2017
Canada's Shapovalov advances at U.S. Open after Britain's Edmund retires
NEW YORK - Denis Shapovalov’s impressive run at the U.S. Open continued Friday when British opponent Kyle Edmund retired from their third-round match with an injury. The 18-year-old left-hander ...
Sep 01, 2017
A better NAFTA for workers: Union leaders make their case in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Everyone talks about a new NAFTA that will help the working class: Donald Trump was elected on it, the Canadian government calls it a priority and the Mexican government says it’s ...
Sep 01, 2017
Nova Scotia appoints prominent Syrian refugee to business agency's board
HALIFAX - Less than two years after he arrived as a refugee, a Syrian chocolatier has been named to the board of Nova Scotia’s economic development agency. Tareq Hadhad is among the most high-pr...
Sep 01, 2017
Coach Octavio Zambrano says Canada has more in the tank and wants to show it
TORONTO - After time in the soccer doldrums, Canada turned heads with its confident, even adventurous play at this summer’s Gold Cup. But new coach Octavio Zambrano says the Canadian men have mo...
Sep 01, 2017
Second shelter opens in Winnipeg soccer arena for forest fire evacuees
WINNIPEG - The weather provided some help Friday to crews battling a large forest fire that has forced 3,700 people from their homes in northern Manitoba. The Manitoba government said strong south win...
Sep 01, 2017
Ontario relaxes rules on supports for people with disabilities
TORONTO - Ontario residents with disabilities are seeing major changes to provincial programs offering financial support and medical coverage. Effective Friday, the government is loosening some of the...
Sep 01, 2017
Official say huge wildfires in B.C. could smoulder until next spring
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A municipal leader in British Columbia’s central Interior says he wouldn’t be surprised if wildfires that have chewed through more than 10,600 square kilometres of wo...
Sep 01, 2017
Taxpayer deal saves Cape Breton rail line for at least one more year
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has bought a further one-year reprieve for a money-losing section of railway in Cape Breton, paying $720,000 in a deal that will help keep the tracks from being ri...
Sep 01, 2017