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Former PQ leader Pierre Karl Peladeau not ruling out a return to politics

MONTREAL — Former Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Peladeau isn't ruling out an eventual return to politics. The Quebecor CEO made the comments during a brief appearance at a party meeting in Montreal on Sunday.

Two parties name new candidates for Quebec City-area byelection

MONTREAL — Two Quebec political parties have named new candidates for a Quebec City byelection after their previous choices pulled out of the race.

Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez out for the season with nagging blister issue

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez will miss the rest of the regular season as he continues to rehabilitate his throwing hand.
George Clooney on hurricane Harvey legacy: 'Houston is Syria'

George Clooney on hurricane Harvey legacy: 'Houston is Syria'

TORONTO — George Clooney says the storm devastation wrought in Houston is akin to the damage suffered in war-torn Syria.
Rookie outfielder Teoscar Hernandez leads Blue Jays past Tigers 8-2

Rookie outfielder Teoscar Hernandez leads Blue Jays past Tigers 8-2

TORONTO — Left-fielder Teoscar Hernandez was so excited by the biggest game of his young career that he couldn't wait to see his family visiting him in Toronto.

Firefighters hope to steer blaze away from national park by setting smaller fires

WATERTON, Alta. — Firefighters are planning to ignite small fires to coax a large wildfire away from the boundary of Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta.
Jennifer Lawrence says audiences should know TIFF's 'mother!' is an allegory

Jennifer Lawrence says audiences should know TIFF's 'mother!' is an allegory

TORONTO — Genre-pushing director Darren Aronofsky says it's impossible to spoil the experience of his latest psychological thriller "mother!", which he calls "really weird and different.
TIFF film 'Current War' includes African-Canadian inventor Elijah McCoy

TIFF film 'Current War' includes African-Canadian inventor Elijah McCoy

TORONTO — Famous inventors Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla take the spotlight in "The Current War" but the period drama also includes a lesser-known Canadian genius, Elijah McCoy.

Fire evacuees from one Manitoba community are allowed to return home

ST. THERESA POINT, Man. — Residents who were evacuated from a northern Manitoba First Nation because of a wildfire are allowed to return home.

Toronto a coming out party for 21-year-old Timothee Chalamet

TORONTO — The kind of breakthrough performance where it's immediately apparent that an actor is going to be a star for years to come is a rarity in movies. Think of Emma Stone in "Easy A" or Jessica Chastain in "The Tree of Life.
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