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Bills trade Watkins to Rams, get Matthews from Eagles
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills’ off-season overhaul isn’t over yet now that receiver Sammy Watkins and cornerback Ronald Darby became the latest players to be sent packing. The Bil...
Aug 11, 2017
Farmers turn to specialized forecasting in face of rising extreme weather threat
CALGARY - In an industry that lives and dies by the weather, farmers like Dwight Foster are looking for all the help they can get to know what’s coming. “We use every tool in the toolbox w...
Aug 11, 2017
Statistics Canada blames computer error for mistake in census language data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has to correct the census results from thousands of Canadians after finding an error in its system that reported unusually high increases in the number of English speakers i...
Aug 11, 2017
Ouellet, environmentalists wary of proposed nuclear waste disposal plan
CHALK RIVER, Ont. - A proposed nuclear waste disposal site on land around Chalk River Laboratories is too close to the Ottawa River, says Bloc Quebecois Leader Martine Ouellet. A significant percentag...
Aug 11, 2017
'Iconic' geese to be memorialized with poems, songs after crosswalk accident
HALIFAX - Two well-loved geese who were run down by a motorist will be memorialized Saturday by local residents who see them as far more than just a couple noisy birds. The geese were among nine known...
Aug 11, 2017
Asylum applications from Quebec border crossers to be heard by dedicated team
OTTAWA - The prospect of growing camps of migrants on the Quebec-New York border prompted Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board to exclusively dedicate 20 of its members Friday to the handling ...
Aug 11, 2017
Singh says won't seek federal Commons seat until 2019 if chosen as NDP leader
OTTAWA - New Democrat MPs in the House of Commons could be without a permanent leader on Parliament Hill until after the federal election in 2019 if Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh takes over at the ...
Aug 11, 2017
Authorities in Quebec town puzzled as massive 2,000 pound bell stolen
SAINT-RAYMOND, Que. - Officials in a town northwest of Quebec City say they’re puzzled as to how someone managed to steal the its 2,000 pound bell. Saint-Raymond spokeswoman Genevieve Faucher sa...
Aug 11, 2017
Strange circular object with steel legs baffles beachgoers
WESTERLY, R.I. - Rhode Island beachgoers are puzzled and concerned about a mysterious object lodged about 10 feet underwater just off Westerly’s East Beach. The circular object has stainless ste...
Aug 11, 2017
Wikipedia founder talks fake news and the need for neutrality at Montreal event
MONTREAL - Once dismissed as unreliable, Wikipedia has emerged as a trusted source of information in an era of fake news, its founder said Friday. Jimmy Wales said the free online encyclopedia has bec...
Aug 11, 2017