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Appeal court rules 3-2 in favour of law that slashed Toronto city council
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has upheld a provincial law that slashed the size of Toronto's city council nearly in half last year, saying the unexpected move did not interfere with candidates' o...
Sep 21, 2019
Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump asked a federal court Thursday to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns as part of a criminal investigation, opening another front in the ...
Sep 21, 2019
Health organizations call for end to promotion of vaping products
OTTAWA - Federal officials have to act right away to avoid further risks of serious illness from vaping, eight Canadian health organizations said Thursday. The groups are asking for an inter...
Sep 21, 2019
Senators, star defenceman Thomas Chabot agree to eight-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators believe the future looks a lot brighter after signing star defenceman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, US$64-million contract extension Thursday. Chabot's decision to remai...
Sep 21, 2019
Canada climbs FIFA world soccer rankings, moves past CONCACAF rival Panama
The numbers are suddenly looking better for Canada. The Canadian men rose three places to No. 75 in the latest FIFA world rankings, surpassing CONCACAF rival Panama (No. 77) in the process. Now sevent...
Sep 21, 2019
Canadian Linda Morais rallies to win gold at world wrestling championships
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - An early deficit nearly proved costly for Canadian wrestler Linda Morais at the world championships on Thursday. Some words of encouragement from her corner helped her reset o...
Sep 21, 2019
Mountie who alleged unrelenting harassment loses final bid to sue RCMP
TORONTO - An RCMP officer who accused his superiors of waging an unrelenting campaign to ruin his career lost his 12-year battle to sue the force for harassment and intentional infliction of distress ...
Sep 21, 2019
Poland's top filmmakers protest festival admission rules
WARSAW, Poland - Academy Award-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski and other top Polish filmmakers are demanding artistic independence for the nation's most prestigious film festival after a politicall...
Sep 21, 2019
Trump says gun bill negotiations going 'very slowly'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday poured cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as Attorney General William Barr circulated a draft plan on Capitol ...
Sep 21, 2019
Belgian fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line
PARIS - A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed in western France Thursday, damaging a house, setting a field ablaze and leaving one of the two pilots dangling by his parachute from a high-voltage electric...
Sep 21, 2019
