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TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. has signed a deal to increase its stake in Hercules Silver Corp. to more than 10 per cent with an investment of $23.4 million.

Calgary singer-songwriter Tate McRae has been announced as the musical guest of an upcoming episode of "Saturday Night Live." McRae is set to perform on the Nov. 18 edition of the show, which will be hosted by actor Jason Momoa.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the appointment of Mary Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada after nominating her for the post last month.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers say home sales in the Montreal area in October fell two per cent compared with the same month last year to their second-lowest level since it began compiling market data in 2000.

SANTIAGO — The athletes who have their literal golden ticket to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris from the Pan American Games plan to make the most of it.

KEREMEOS, B.C. — A rock slide has closed a major southern British Columbia highway in both directions outside Keremeos, about 300 kilometres east of Vancouver.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. says it earned US$122 million in its latest quarter from its stake in the asset management business it owns with Brookfield Corp.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Bombs had scarcely started falling on the Gaza Strip last month when Omar Mansour's family realized they had a crucial question to resolve: would it be better to face death together or apart? One day after Hamas fighters stormed into Israel — slaught

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps season ended with bookings, boos and cups raining down on the referee as a do-or-die playoff match against Los Angeles F.C. turned fiery.