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Scheer facing new kind of civil war brewing within the Conservative party
OTTAWA - Signs are pointing to a civil war breaking out within the Conservative party, but breaking down along different lines than past internal battles that divided the party ideologically. At ...
Nov 02, 2019
South Africa beats England 32-12, wins 3rd World Cup title
YOKOHAMA, Japan - South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for a record-tying third time on Saturday, using its power at the set piece to seize control before scoring two clinical late tries through its w...
Nov 02, 2019
No charges for driver who killed Browns player's girlfriend
CLEVELAND - Authorities say a motorist who struck and killed the girlfriend of a Cleveland Browns player will not be charged. Cleveland.com reports Cleveland police said Friday that the 47-year-old wo...
Nov 02, 2019
Supreme Court sides with university in case of missing professor's pension
OTTAWA - An Ottawa university can reclaim almost $500,000 in pension payments to a professor who went missing before being found dead in the woods near his home, the Supreme Court of Canada ...
Nov 02, 2019
Bianca Andreescu withdraws from WTA Finals due to injury
SHENZHEN, China - Canada's Bianca Andreescu says she is withdrawing from the WTA Finals due to an injury to her left knee. Andreescu said results from an MRI on Thursday convinced her she sh...
Nov 02, 2019
Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES - Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings. The fire that eru...
Nov 02, 2019
Tear gas clouds downtown Hong Kong as protesters defy ban
Hong Kong riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon Saturday to break up a rally by thousands of masked protesters demanding meaningful autonomy after Beijing indicated it ...
Nov 02, 2019
N. Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles into its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on Washington over a stalemate in n...
Nov 02, 2019
Working like dogs: Canadian special forces quietly build up canine units
OTTAWA - The only publicly acknowledged hero of the U.S. military operation that took down Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has become an internet sensation after suffering injuries in the undergro...
Nov 02, 2019
Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title
HOUSTON - Stephen Strasburg paraded the MVP trophy for delirious fans packed behind the dugout. Max Scherzer tearfully hugged his teammates. Gerardo Parra did the Baby Shark chop, Sean Doolittle flapp...
Nov 02, 2019
