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Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore has second MRI before rejoining team in Atlanta
ATLANTA - The Jozy Altidore storyline deepened Tuesday when the injured Toronto FC striker did not emerge from the team bus for training at a local soccer club. Combine that with an Instagram photo of...
Oct 31, 2019
Encana moves headquarters from Calgary to U.S., changes name to Ovintiv
Encana Corp., one of Canada's oldest and largest energy companies, is moving its corporate headquarters from Calgary to the United States to bolster its access to deep-pocketed investors.The company, ...
Oct 31, 2019
UK lawmakers set to back early election but haggle over date
LONDON - After months of stalemate in Parliament, Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political deadlock over Brexit. Opposition lawmakers b...
Oct 31, 2019
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main pr...
Oct 31, 2019
Ninety-eight rookie MPs undergo House of Commons training in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ninety-eight new MPs are in Ottawa to learn how to manage their budgets, get their parking passes and, later on, protect their sanity. The House of Commons began welcoming the rookie MPs, inc...
Oct 31, 2019
Alberta easing curtailment limits as long as operators ship more crude by rail
EDMONTON -The Alberta government will work with oil companies on a program that will allow them to produce more - as long as they agree to ship more of their crude by rail.Industry approached the gove...
Oct 31, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
WCBL approves Sylvan Lake expansion franchise
The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has formally approved an expansion franchise for Sylvan Lake. Approval came during the league's AGM held this week in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The new franchi...
Oct 31, 2019
Federal judge blocks Alabama's strict abortion ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law - part of a wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative s...
Oct 31, 2019
Li delights home crowd and takes lead in Shanghai
SHANGHAI - Li Haotong has come a long way in the HSBC Champions, which he realized before hitting any of his 64 shots Thursday that carried him to a one-shot lead. Standing next to him on the tee was ...
Oct 31, 2019
Red Deer has its first female fire captain
Clare Guse first made history nearly 20 years ago by becoming Red Deer's first female firefighter. Now she's blazing another new trail after being named the city's first ever female fire captain. "It'...
Oct 31, 2019 (Photo: Ken McMullen)