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A glossy ibis drifts off course to a Nova Scotia marsh and draws a crowd
BROOKFIELD, N.S. - Nature photographers are gathering in a central Nova Scotia marsh this weekend capturing images of the latest bird species to fly off course and find itself in a foreign - but nouri...
May 13, 2019
Alex Trebek in Ottawa to open Royal Canadian Geographical Society's new HQ
OTTAWA - Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will be in Ottawa later today for the official opening of the new headquarters of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Emmy-Award-winning&nb...
May 13, 2019
June Jones leaves Hamilton Tiger-Cats for XFL head coaching position
HAMILTON - June Jones is leaving the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the XFL. The Ticats confirmed Monday that Jones has stepped down as at their assistant head coach/offensive co-ordinato...
May 13, 2019
Toronto mayor jokes that he supports calls for Raptors Kawhi Leonard as mayor
Toronto Mayor John Tory has joked that he supports calls on social media for Raptors star Kawhi Leonard to take his job. But Tory says that Leonard, who won the series-clinching Game 7 again...
May 13, 2019
Central Alberta Theatre presents show based on historical murder case
This month, Central Alberta Theatre presents Sharon Pollock's Blood Relations, based on the Lizzie Borden case. A Calgary resident, Pollock is internationally-recognized as one of Canada's strongest p...
May 13, 2019
Wildlife corridors essential in an age of climate change, conservationist says
MONTREAL - For several years, conservationists have been stressing that ecological corridors, which allow wildlife to move between natural areas, are essential to preventing habitat fragmentation and ...
May 13, 2019
Residents could see lower property taxes
Rocky Mountain House town council has adopted the 2019 tax rate bylaw. In accordance with the Municipal Government Act, council is required to pass an annual tax rate bylaw to levy sufficient taxes fo...
May 13, 2019
Power play: Papal aide's manhole act angers Italy's Salvini
ROME - Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has taken aim at a Vatican cardinal who climbed into a utility manhole to restore electricity to squatters in a government-owned building, pitting Pope ...
May 13, 2019
Two arrested in stolen generator theft
Two central Alberta men are facing charges after police seized a stolen generator at a rural location near Spruceview Friday morning.It happened around 10:00 a.m. when Innisfail RCMP were notified by ...
May 13, 2019 Two central Alberta men were arrested after Innisfail RCMP seized a stolen generator in a rural location near Spruceview Friday morning.
Denied graves by Nazis, resistance fighters finally buried
BERLIN - Executed for standing up against Adolf Hitler's dictatorship and then denied graves so as not to become a rallying point for others, the partial remains of 300 Nazi resistance fighters were l...
May 13, 2019