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Military base housing Canadian troops attacked as U.S.-Iraq tensions escalate
OTTAWA - Canadian troops involved in the six-year-old war against ISIL risk being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iraq. The dispute between Washington and Baghdad revo...
Oct 01, 2020
Federal Liberals revive bill that seeks to outlaw forced LGBTQ conversion therapy
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have reintroduced a bill that would ban forcing children or adults to undergo therapy aimed at altering their sexual orientation or gender identity.The government had pre...
Oct 01, 2020
Leylah Annie Fernandez advances, while Denis Shapovalov eliminated at French Open
PARIS - Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the third round, while fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated at the French Open. Fernandez, an 18-year-old from Laval, Que., beat world No. ...
Oct 01, 2020
US manufacturing grows in August for fifth straight month
SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S manufacturing grew at a slightly slower pace last month, continuing a rebound from spring's coronavirus recession. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purch...
Oct 01, 2020
Rihanna on new album: 'I just want to have fun with music'
NEW YORK - It's been four years since Rihanna released an album but the singer is working hard on recording new music. The pop star, 32, told The Associated Press for her new album she's already held ...
Oct 01, 2020
Last solo recording of jazz icon Dave Brubeck to be released
Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month. Verve Records announced last week that "Lullabies" - a collection ...
Oct 01, 2020
Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines
LOS ANGELES - Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. A 5-year-old Oregon boy and his grandmother delivered a toy version of the pointy-eared F...
Oct 01, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 1
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2020: There are 158,765 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 74,288 confirmed (including 5,834 deaths, 62,564 ...
Oct 01, 2020
Unemployment marches higher in Europe amid pandemic
FRANKFURT - Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions ...
Oct 01, 2020
EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill
BRUSSELS - The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over it plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached lat...
Oct 01, 2020
