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'Many streets' flooded in Windsor, Ont., due to heavy rain

WINDSOR, Ont. — Windsor police say "many streets" in the city have been flooded due to heavy rain Monday night.

Mother of baby killed in Edmonton fire thankful for support, looking ahead

EDMONTON — The mother of a five-month-old baby boy who died in an Edmonton house fire says she is touched by the support she is receiving from everyone.

Parachutist dies after jump near Petawawa, OPP investigating

PETAWAWA, Ont. — Ontario provincial police have released the name of a parachutist who died in a fall on Sunday evening in eastern Ontario.
Vazquez's two-run homer leads Red Sox over Blue Jays to snap four-game slide

Vazquez's two-run homer leads Red Sox over Blue Jays to snap four-game slide

TORONTO — September can't come soon enough for the Blue Jays bullpen. Toronto relievers surrendered four earned runs on five hits Monday night, including a two-run homer to Christian Vazquez, as the Boston Red Sox edged the Blue Jays 6-5.
B.C. court tosses private clinic's bid to be exempt from paying daily court fees

B.C. court tosses private clinic's bid to be exempt from paying daily court fees

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a private clinic that is suing the province over restrictions on private health insurance must continue to pay daily court fees.
Guess Who founding member Chad Allan hospitalized after suffering stroke

Guess Who founding member Chad Allan hospitalized after suffering stroke

VANCOUVER — The Guess Who founding member Chad Allan is recovering in a British Columbia hospital after suffering a stroke.
Provinces agree legal pot must be competitive with black market: Bill Blair

Provinces agree legal pot must be competitive with black market: Bill Blair

MONTREAL — There is an overwhelming national consensus that legal marijuana must be priced, taxed and made available competitively with the black market, the man tasked with leading the drug's legalization in Canada said Monday.
Canada urges calm in response to Trump's NAFTA threats as talks continue

Canada urges calm in response to Trump's NAFTA threats as talks continue

VANCOUVER — Canada's international trade minister is urging calm in response to renewed threats from Donald Trump to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, which the U.S. president described Sunday as the "worst trade deal ever made.
Trudeau splits Indigenous affairs, names personal friend to veterans affairs

Trudeau splits Indigenous affairs, names personal friend to veterans affairs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a mid-mandate mini-shuffle Monday to shore up his cabinet in two areas where his government has fallen far short of his soaring campaign rhetoric: veterans and Indigenous affairs.
Solitary confinement violates charter right to life, liberty, security: lawyer

Solitary confinement violates charter right to life, liberty, security: lawyer

VANCOUVER — Solitary confinement is a cruel and inhumane punishment with "truly horrific" consequences including severe psychological harm and suicide, a lawyer said Monday in arguing the law allowing the practice in Canada must be struck down.
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