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Will Power wins IndyCar race at Pocono to close points gap in driver's standings
LONG POND, Pa. - Will Power can’t seem to do any wrong, which means IndyCar has another serious points race looming. Power continued his late-season surge on Monday, holding pole-sitter Mikhail ...
Aug 22, 2016

No free trade deal with China? That's OK, much can be done until then: Barton
OTTAWA - Even without a Chinese-Canadian free trade deal, the federal government should be deepening its business relationship with the rapidly expanding Asian economy on multiple fronts, says a globa...
Aug 22, 2016

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Aug. 22 ___ CANADA BASKING IN OLYMPIC ACHIEVEMENTS: The chef de mission of the Canadian Olympic team believes there was a Pan Am effect at work. Curt Harnett ...
Aug 22, 2016
Tolko Industries to shut down in northern Manitoba; hundred to lose jobs
THE PAS, Man. - A forest products company that is the largest employer in The Pas in northern Manitoba says it will shut down in December. Tolko Industries says 332 workers have been notified that the...
Aug 22, 2016
Extremist literature common in mosques, Islamic school libraries, study says
OTTAWA - Many mosques and Islamic schools in Canada are placing young people at risk by espousing - or at least not condemning - extremist teachings, a new study says. Co-authors Thomas Quiggin, a for...
Aug 22, 2016

Slander trial looms for Quebec author who criticized Muslim school
MONTREAL - A slander trial is set to begin next month pitting a fiercely secular, feminist author against a private, Muslim school in Montreal she likened to militant Islamic training camps in Afghani...
Aug 22, 2016

Health Minister Jane Philpott to repay $520 for Air Canada lounge access
OTTAWA - The controversy surrounding Jane Philpott’s travel expenses grew Monday as evidence surfaced that the federal Liberal health minister billed taxpayers $520 for access to Air Canada̵...
Aug 22, 2016

Ray hopes wear and tear of football won't affect him later in life
Ricky Ray has overcome yet another injury, and the Toronto Argonauts’ veteran quarterback is wondering how the demands of football will impact his life long after he’s thrown his final pas...
Aug 22, 2016
Report: Alligator bit boy's head during Disney attack
ORLANDO, Fla. - The father of a Nebraska toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal’s mouth in an attempt to free his son’s head from the reptile...
Aug 22, 2016
Advocates call for changes to Canada's HIV/AIDS disclosure law, call it 'unfair'
TORONTO - The recent arrests of two men accused of failing to disclose their HIV status to their sexual partners have renewed calls for changes to the current legislation that advocates say contribute...
Aug 22, 2016