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Bouchard out of US Open after first-round loss to 12th-seed Sevastova
NEW YORK - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is out of the U.S. Open after a first-round loss to 12th-seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on Monday. Sevastova converted five of her nine break point chances ag...
Aug 28, 2019
Jefferson, Harris, Wynn named CFL's top performers for August
TORONTO - Winnipeg defensive lineman Willie Jefferson, Edmonton quarterback Trevor Harris and Hamilton defensive tackle Dylan Wynn are the CFL top performers for August. Jefferson had three force...
Aug 28, 2019
GOP Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin resigning from Congress
MADISON, Wis. - Republican Rep. Sean Duffy, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who was on the cast of MTV's "The Real World" before he went into politics, announced Monday that he is resign...
Aug 28, 2019
Competition bureau investigating claims made by makers of 'flushable' wipes
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating the marketing practices of companies that make "flushable" wipes. Friends of the Earth Canada and EcoJustice filed a complaint about the clai...
Aug 28, 2019
Judge approves plea deal for 'The Bachelor' star
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A judge has approved a plea deal that imposes two years' probation and a suspended prison term for an Iowa farmer who appeared on "The Bachelor." Buchanan County District Court re...
Aug 28, 2019
Canadian health officials on alert after reports of vaping illnesses in the U.S.
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of seve...
Aug 28, 2019
Queen's to teach med students about historic ban on black applicants to program
When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program. The uni...
Aug 28, 2019
$500 million solar energy project coming to Vulcan
VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Canada's largest solar energy project is on its way to Vulcan County.Greengate Power Corporation has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to build and operate it...
Aug 28, 2019 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)
Celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary involved in fatal boat crash, reports say
SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Media reports says celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary was on a boat involved in a crash that left two people dead in Ontario's cottage country last weekend. O'Leary issued a s...
Aug 28, 2019
Venice Film Festival opens with debate over Polanski, quotas
VENICE, Italy - Leaders of the 76th Venice International Film Festival have kicked off the festival by debating the inclusion of a film by Roman Polanski and the limited numbers of female directors in...
Aug 28, 2019