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WASHINGTON — The formal process in renegotiating the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement could begin any day. The U.S.

VANCOUVER — One of Canada's largest populations of barn owls may be more aptly named bridge or overpass owls because they're losing normal roosting spaces and struggling to adapt to urbanization, a new study says.

WASHINGTON — Canada's "Come From Away" has won four Helen Hayes Awards, including outstanding musical production. The awards, handed out during a ceremony at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C.

TORONTO — St. John's political scientist Alex Marland has won this year's $50,000 Donner Prize for his book on the power of branding and marketing in Canadian politics.

TORONTO — "Bat Out of Hell" is one of the biggest selling albums in music history, but Meat Loaf says his rock opus was more of a slow burn with critics out of the gates.

MONTREAL — Tickets to see former U.S. president Barack Obama in Montreal went like hot cakes over the weekend. Now, it seems that resellers are also trying to cash in, seeking up to $568 (US$417) per ticket.

WHITBY, Ont. — A 32-year-old man has been arrested following the theft of a transit bus in Toronto. Durham regional police say they received an anonymous call around 4:30 a.m. about a possible stolen Toronto Transit Commission bus in Whitby, Ont.

Eight stories in the news for Tuesday, May 16 ——— JAGMEET SINGH JOINS RACE FOR NDP LEADERSHIP Jagmeet Singh has launched his bid to leap from provincial politics to head the federal New Democrats.

TORONTO — Mike Bolsinger didn't mince words on Monday night, calling his performance unacceptable and taking the blame for the Toronto Blue Jays' five-game win streak ending.

TORONTO — Andrew Nielsen had the power-play winner 11:33 into the third to lift the Toronto Marlies over the Syracuse Crunch 2-1 on Monday in Game 6 of their American Hockey League playoff series.