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Toronto asking feds to stop Ontario council-cutting plan

TORONTO - The City of Toronto asked the federal government Thursday to stop Ontario legislation slashing the size of its council, an appeal issued after staff warned that holding a fair municipal elec...

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Quebec debate: leaders joust with nasty exchanges over immigration to the province

MONTREAL - The thorny issue of immigration sparked the most animated exchanges during the Quebec leaders’ debate Thursday, with the front-runner in the polls having to defend his position to exp...

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Theft of wigs for kids who have cancer is 'heartbreaking:' shop manager

VANCOUVER - The manager of a Vancouver store where wigs intended for kids with cancer were stolen says it’s been heartbreaking to call their families and break the news. Frances Rae, manager of ...

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Feds move to shield identities of spies set to testify in Abdelrazik case

OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency wants to shield the identities of five current and former employees from the public when they testify in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan - pr...

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Japan's foreign minister says country to open to foreigners

HANOI, Vietnam - Japan is gearing up to accept more foreign workers as its own population is on the brink of a steep decline, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday. Kono told a World Economic Forum m...

Syndicated Author Sep 13, 2018

Death toll at 11 in China vehicle attack, 44 in hospital

BEIJING - The death toll has risen to 11 with another 44 people hospitalized after a man allegedly drove an SUV deliberately into a crowd in central China before jumping out and attacking victims with...