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OTTAWA — Conservative party officials have pinpointed candidate Brad Trost's campaign as one potential source of a suspected leak of the party's membership list.

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Preferred lies and ideal conditions left Whistle Bear Golf Club in a prone position for Thursday's opening round at the Manulife LPGA Classic. Canadians Alena Sharp and Brittany Marchand took full advantage.

TORONTO — Holy Helena heads the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on Sunday, the 62nd edition of the race at Woodbine Racetrack.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A medical examiner testified Thursday that one of three victims a southern Alberta man is accused of murdering was beaten with a blunt instrument and then stabbed in the neck as she was close to death.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay Co., which owns Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor and Canada's Hudson's Bay, is cutting 2,000 jobs in North America as it shaves costs and tries to adjust to changes in how people shop.

EDMONTON — A group that advocates for freedom of speech is in court to challenge how the University of Alberta dealt with a student club that staged an anti-abortion display on campus.

NORRISTOWN, Pa.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) said Thursday it is cutting 2,000 jobs across North America to help it compete in an increasingly tough retail environment made more challenging with the rise in online shopping.

WASHINGTON — Canada's premiers have left a series of meetings in Washington expressing hope that the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA will be quick and relatively pain-free, rather than a drawn-out bargaining slugfest.

CALGARY — A study suggests domestic violence calls in Calgary spike around the end of the Calgary Stampede and some high-stakes football games.