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Watch your step! Ecologist warns bird 'candy' catalyst for extreme goose poop
REGINA - People who like to go for a stroll in Regina's Wascana Park are being advised that if they want to avoid stepping in goose poop, they should quit giving unhealthy snacks to the birds. Ec...
May 22, 2019
Scheer vows criminal crackdown on human trafficking in election pledge
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public awareness to fight human trafficking. The previous Conservative government created a four-year ...
May 22, 2019
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's GamesNSRBLLloyd Twins 6, Unity Seniors 7Border City 9, Standard Hill 4Trappers 8, St. Walburg 4Wilkie 18, NB Midgets 1 World Hockey ChampionshipGermany 4 Finland 2Slovakia 2 Denmark 1Canada ...
May 22, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Once a whistleblower, Bernier's new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories
MONTREAL - Ken Pereira, one of the first people to blow the whistle on corruption in Quebec's construction industry, is running as a Quebec City-area candidate in the fall election for Maxime Bernier'...
May 22, 2019
WestJet pilot injured by green laser light while approaching Orlando airport
A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Ka...
May 22, 2019
Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are shaking up the government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan, promising $15.7 billion in new work to the two shipyards in Vancouver and Halifax while opening the...
May 22, 2019
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney sees silver lining in a weekend off for Pozuelo
TORONTO - It may be looking for a silver lining, but Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Alejandro Pozuelo missing Sunday's visit by the San Jose Earthquakes may not be such a bad thing. The Spanish pla...
May 22, 2019
Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A jury found a Vermont man guilty of murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers Wednesday caused when he drove the wrong way on an interstate highway. The jury returned the verdi...
May 22, 2019
Mystery of racist photo in governor's yearbook left unsolved
NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A months-long investigation ordered up by Eastern ...
May 22, 2019
Land developer, Montreal baseball investors reach deal on potential stadium site
MONTREAL - Stephen Bronfman-owned Claridge Investments and real estate development firm Devimco have reached an agreement to develop a plot of land for sale known as the Peel Basin, where a group comm...
May 22, 2019
