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TORONTO — Pop superstar Taylor Swift is set to kick off the first of six shows in Toronto tonight. The singer brings her record-breaking tour for a Canadian leg that hits Rogers Centre this weekend and next.

AACHEN, Germany (AP) — Hundreds of curious shoppers, some equipped with camping stools and rain gear, lined up for hours on a drizzly Thursday in the western German city of Aachen.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, boosted by gains in the energy and utility sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 88.85 points at 25,077.87.

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling th

NEW YORK (AP) — About 222,000 adult bed assistance rails are under recall due to entrapment and asphyxia hazards, following one death in a residential care facility. According to a Thursday recall notice published by the U.S.

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. has reached a deal with the Competition Bureau to address the regulator's concerns about its plan to acquire Heartland Generation Ltd. and its power generation business in Alberta and B.C.

CALGARY — Ovintiv Inc. is streamlining its operations with a deal to buy assets in Alberta's Montney region while off-loading its holdings in Utah. The oil and gas producer said Thursday it was paying about $3.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Burt Bacharach , one of the most celebrated and popular composers and songwriters of the 20th century, will have his papers donated to the Library of Congress.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information.