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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo United States defender Sergiño Dest looks to pass the ball during an international friendly soccer match against the Mexico in East Rutherford, N.J. Dest received a lot of advice but in the end made up his own mind in deciding to play with the U.S. national team rather than switch to the Netherlands. The 18-year-old outside back, who has a Surinamese-American father and Dutch mother, played for the U.S. in the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups. &quot;It's a hard decision, of course, because you are for both of them,&quot; Dest said Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 two days before he likely will make his senior national team competitive debut. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, file)

Dest: Best decision was stay with US and not switch to Dutch

By MARK DIDTLER - Associated Press

Don Cherry, announcer on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada," arrives for Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Sunday, May 31, 2009.

Don Cherry not sorry for ‘you people’ remarks: ‘I know what I said and I meant it’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE _ In this March 24, 2010, file photo, hockey personality Don Cherry, right, speaks during a news conference as actor Jared Keeso is displayed on a video screen while playing Cherry in the bio film &quot;Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story&quot; in Toronto. Sportsnet cut ties with Cherry on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants &quot;you people&quot; on his &quot;Coach's Corner&quot; segment while claiming they do not wear poppies to honor Canadian veterans. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese, File)

Hockey commentator Don Cherry fired for rant over immigrants

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Canada’s Raonic has ailing back, out for Davis Cup Finals

Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2019, photo, a family from Nigeria waits to illegally cross the U.S. border at Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y., into Canada where Royal Canadian Mounted Police wait, in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. Since early 2017, when people who despaired of finding a permanent safe haven in the United States began turning to Canada for help, around 50,000 people have illegally entered Canada, many through Roxham Road in upstate New York. A case being heard in a Toronto court this week could end the use of Roxham Road. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Canada case poses question: Is US immigration system safe?

By WILSON RING - Associated Press

Jason Day of Australia watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the Zozo Championship PGA Tour at the Accordia Golf Narashino country club in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Els adds 2 more Presidents Cup rookies with captain’s picks

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

China resume pork imports from Canada amid dispute

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

In this July 21, 2019, file photo, Florabela Cunha fills a glass of water from her kitchen faucet in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. In previous summers, she used to make iced tea for her family using water from her tap, but she has since stopped citing concerns about the water quality. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast have been unwittingly exposed to levels of lead in their drinking water. (Mackenzie Lad/Institute for Investigative Journalism/Concordia University via AP)

Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint

By Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

US State Department oil pipeline review doesn’t ease worries

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

The Latest: US review of oil pipeline doesn’t ease worries

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrates with his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on Tuesday after winning a minority government. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Justin Trudeau must look left on issues to govern Canada in new term

By Barry Brown — Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but nation more divided

By Rob Gillies - Associated Press

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau delivers his speech in Montreal, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (Paul Chiasson/Pool Photo via AP)

EDITORIAL: Justin Trudeau sidesteps the pitfalls

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau holds a rally in Vaughan, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but loses majority

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau holds a rally in Vaughan, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Latest: Conservative says it’s Canada’s govt in waiting

Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau holds his son Hadrien as he waits to vote in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Justin Trudeau, Liberals win, remain control of Canadian government: CBC

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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer responds to a question during a campaign stop in Quebec City, Canada. Polls show that Scheer has a chance to defeat Justin Trudeau's Liberal party in national elections on Monday, Oct. 21. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada’s Conservatives offer bland option to Trudeau’s flash

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Terrebonne, Quebec on Thursday Oct. 17, 2019. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trudeau could lose power in Canada’s election Monday

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 photo, samples of marijuana, in tamper-proof containers that are secured with cables, are displayed at Evergreen Cannabis, a marijuana retail shop, in Vancouver, B.C. The nation has seen no sign of increases in impaired driving or underage use since Canada joined Uruguay as the only nations to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis to adults _ those over 19 in most Canadian provinces. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

How Canada’s legalization is shaping cannabis laws elsewhere

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with about 34% support, needs to convince a lot of voters before elections Monday that he deserves another four-year term. (Associated Press/File)

Justin Trudeau, Canada prime minister, faces tough reelection fight

By Barry Brown - Special to The Washington Times