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OTTAWA — The United Nations human-rights chief says Canada can boost its chances of joining the council that monitors freedom around the world by better following up on the pledges it makes at home and abroad.

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OTTAWA — A majority of Canadians don't think lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians, a new poll suggests.

TOKYO — Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Sebastian Ofner of Austria, both coming off exhausting opening-round singles victories in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, went head-to-head in a battle of the fittest Tuesday night.

Vancouver FC's James Cameron, Valour FC's Matteo De Brienne and Forge FC’s Kwasi Poku are up for the Canadian Premier League Best Canadian Under-21 Player Award.

VANCOUVER — A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says it earned $10.6 million in net income in its third quarter up from $9.6 million a year earlier. The fast food income fund says the increase for the quarter ended Sept.

Melissa Humana-Paredes is aware her parents' relationships with Chile are a mixture of love and trauma.

WHO AND WHERE: 6,800 athletes from 41 countries from the Americas and Caribbean will compete in Santiago, Chile. Canada will send a team of 473 athletes.

TORONTO — Two months after the deaths of 14 whales and a dolphin at Marineland came to light, Ontario has refused to make public any steps taken to improve animal safety at the park, as critics demand action and transparency.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Kamloops Blazers played host of the Memorial Cup last May at the Sandman Centre and were eliminated 5-4 by the OHL's Peterborough Petes in the quarterfinals.