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Ducks, stuck, loose: Police rescue 3 ducklings from grate
NEW YORK - A mother duck and her nine babies were crossing a New York City street when three ducklings fell through a storm grate and had to be retrieved by police. The rescue happened Sunday in the b...
Jul 30, 2019
Toronto FC options in midfield grow with acquisition of France's Nicolas Benezet
TORONTO - With the arrival of France's Nicolas Benezet, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney has decisions to make in midfield. Acquired on loan from France's Guingamp, which was relegated after finishing bot...
Jul 30, 2019
Media fight takes on an unusually personal tone
NEW YORK - A skirmish involving President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Washington Post and MSNBC has escalated into unusual personal bitterness this week, with election se...
Jul 30, 2019
Svitolina ready for Rogers Cup with renewed confidence from Wimbledon
Elina Svitolina has a renewed sense of confidence heading into this year's Rogers Cup in Toronto. And for the first time this season, the Ukrainian tennis star is feeling well rested too. Svitoli...
Jul 30, 2019
Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials in Congo on Tuesday said a second Ebola case had been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people whose first confirmed case in this yearlong outbreak was rep...
Jul 30, 2019
David Phelps acquired by Cubs in deal with Blue Jays
CHICAGO - The Cubs added bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander David Phelps from Toronto for minor league righty Thomas Hatch. As part of the trade announced Tuesday, the Blue Jays will send cash to...
Jul 30, 2019
Mother Nature blamed for day long power outage
A spokesperson for Sask Power said roughly 30 customers were impacted by Monday's power outage, which left some people in the Midtown and East Flat areas in the dark for nearly 12 hours.Joel Cherry to...
Jul 30, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Sawchuk looks to defend longest running match play tournament
The 98th Annual Men's Northern golf tournament is the longest-running match play event in Canada, and Tom Wormworth has played in almost half of them. He's played in 48 of the last 50 tournaments and ...
Jul 30, 2019 Prince Albert's Cory Sawchuk won last year's Men's Northern at Cooke Municipal Golf Course. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Quebec environmental activists adopt civil disobedience to get climate action
MONTREAL - Environmental activists in Quebec are turning towards civil disobedience as a way of pressuring politicians to do more to fight climate change. They are part of a global movement of activis...
Jul 30, 2019
No decision on Huawei and 5G before fall federal election call: Goodale
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canadians will have to wait until after this fall's federal election to find out whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can provide equipment for the coun...
Jul 30, 2019
