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Vehicles, lack of hunting and nesting sites threaten urban barn owls: report
VANCOUVER - One of Canada’s largest populations of barn owls may be more aptly named bridge or overpass owls because they’re losing normal roosting spaces and struggling to adapt to urbani...
May 16, 2017
Federal government warned about perils of tightening tax amnesty program
OTTAWA - Within weeks, Ottawa is expected to unveil proposed restrictions to an income tax amnesty program that has raked in millions for federal coffers, but experts are warning the government to tre...
May 16, 2017
Aga Khan opens Ottawa pluralism centre, and board members blast Trump
OTTAWA - The Aga Khan returned Tuesday to Ottawa to unveil the new headquarters of an international organization that is positioning itself as an antidote of sorts to growing strains of populism and i...
May 16, 2017
National gas station count growing again thanks to stronger profit margins
CALGARY - The number of gasoline stations in Canada grew for the second consecutive year in 2016 after a 10-year decline that resulted in the loss of one in five outlets. The Kent Group’s annual...
May 16, 2017
'Don't want to die:' Sentencing hearing told victim begged teen shooter to stop
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - One of the victims of a shooting at a high school and a home in northern Saskatchewan told the teenage gunman that he didn’t want to die while another victim managed to call...
May 16, 2017
Albino orangutan named 'Alba' after worldwide appeal
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A conservation group says a rare albino orangutan rescued in Indonesia has been named “Alba” after thousands of suggestions were sent from around the world. The Borneo...
May 16, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Pittsburgh 1 Ottawa 0 (Series tied 1-1) — World Hockey Championship At Cologne, Germany Denmark 2 Italy 0 Russia 5 Latvia 0 At Paris Canada 5 Norway...
May 16, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Pittsburgh 1 Ottawa 0 (Series tied 1-1) — World Hockey Championship At Cologne, Germany Denmark 2 Italy 0 Russia 5 Latvia 0 At Paris Canada 5 Norway...
May 16, 2017
Officer who slapped man in bunny suit cuts deal to keep job
SPARTA, N.J. - A New Jersey police officer has cut a deal to keep his job after slapping a prankster wearing a bunny suit. Hopatcong (hoh-PAHT’-kahng) Officer Nicholas Maresca Jr. pleaded guilty...
May 15, 2017
Park board approves bylaw banning whales, dolphins at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - A bylaw banning whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity has been approved by Vancouver’s park board. The board voted 6 to 1 in favour of approving the bylaw at a meeting Monday n...
May 15, 2017