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Charges dropped against 8 people in Flint water scandal
DETROIT - Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch. The defendants include Michi...
Jun 13, 2019
3-year probation for Farruko in case of undeclared $52K
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A judge on Thursday ordered three years' probation for Puerto Rican singer Farruko after he pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and...
Jun 13, 2019
Strength in numbers: Alberta town wants all smokers to butt out for one day
COCHRANE, Alta. - There'll be no need for ashtrays in one Alberta town on the weekend if residents take up a retiring pharmacist's call for all smokers to butt out for 24 hours. Kelly Kimmett persuade...
Jun 13, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr. surrenders while denying allegations
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s lawyer said Thursday security video will exonerate the actor from allegations he groped a woman at a New York City night spot. Video from Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lou...
Jun 13, 2019
Downtown Street Fair expands to deal with record-breaking vendor list
This year's running of the Downtown Street Fair will look a whole lot different to how the first offering did 16 years ago. Organizers say such is the demand for space, they will be blocking off parts...
Jun 13, 2019 (FIle photo/paNOW Staff)
'Love wins:' How a N.S. town collaborated to protect kidnapped women in Africa
AMHERST, N.S. - Simple signs with a pair of blue hearts capture a small town's sentiments over the rescue of two young Maritime women from kidnappers in Ghana. A sign on the main street...
Jun 13, 2019
Western Newfoundland's Bottomless Pond appears to have a bottom after all
DEER LAKE, N.L. - Something strange is happening along the shores of a small lake in western Newfoundland. The lake, known as Bottomless Pond, started to rise last spring and hasn'...
Jun 13, 2019
'Pretty consistent:' Study says animal abundance in seas drops as climate warms
Animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms, a Canadian-led study suggests. "What we see is pretty consistent," said Derek Tittensor, a biologist at ...
Jun 13, 2019
After partisan bickering, House backs motion to end veterans homelessness
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has backed a backbench MP's bid to have the government work to end veterans homelessness after days of partisan bickering over the fate of the private motion. The mo...
Jun 13, 2019
UN says Canada's plan to rescue Wood Buffalo National Park not enough
The status of Canada's largest park as a world heritage site remains wobbly as a UN body has expressed grave doubts about a plan to rescue Wood Buffalo National Park. The park - with one of the world'...
Jun 13, 2019
