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Leylah Fernandez beats Czech qualifier in Japan Open final to win 5th WTA title
Canadian Leylah Fernandez got off to a quick start and then had to battle to defeat Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the championship final of the Japan Women’s Open on Saturday night. Source link
Thieves in balaclavas, on motorbikes steal crown jewels in Louvre heist
Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris’s Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, officials said. Source link
Is Canada's F-35 review irritating the United States? McGuinty suggests it's a 'misnomer'
Defence Minister David McGuinty says the question of irritants in Canada-U.S. defence talks is “maybe a bit of a misnomer” and the two countries are working together on shared initiatives like integrated air missile defence systems. Source link
'Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.' Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48
Sam Rivers, a founding member and bassist for the metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday at the age of 48, his bandmates said in a social media post. Source link
Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement
Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told CBC News is standard procedure. Source link
Health clinic's call for new patients amid doctor shortage draws hundreds
Some people were in line as early as 4 a.m. Saturday after the west-end Ottawa clinic announced it was signing up between 400 and 600 new patients. Source link
As the trade war grinds on, Team Canada is getting restless
Five days before Donald Trump was inaugurated, Justin Trudeau gathered the premiers to discuss the coming crisis. Seated to Trudeau’s right, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it was “truly a Team Canada approach we’re taking.” Almost exactly nine months later, it is harder to see a united front. Source link
Hullo Ferries vessel struck humpback near Vancouver: DFO
A humpback whale has been struck by a Hullo Ferries vessel near Vancouver in English Bay, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Source link
Rare 'septopus' believed to have been found on shore of B.C.'s Pender Island
The creature was discovered in August when Pender Island resident Kathleen Durant was walking her dog and came across what looked like a big, red jellyfish on the beach. But then, she saw an eye. Source link
AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water. Source link