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126-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Dinosaur Dung
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For 126 million years, a very specific record of dinosaur behavior has weathered the eons. Coprolite is the fossilized feces left behind by dinosaurs. Thou...
Jan 16, 2019
Fort McMurray's population down over 10% after 2016 wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY- A new census has found a significant drop in Fort McMurray’s population following the devastating wildfire in May 2016. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says the census c...
Jan 16, 2019
Broadway theatres to dim lights to honour Carol Channing
NEW YORK - Broadway is remembering Tony-winning actress Carol Channing. The marquee lights of every Broadway theatre will dim at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday to honour Channing, who died Tuesday at her home in...
Jan 16, 2019
Edmonton mom found guilty of breaking daughter's ankles
EDMONTON- A woman has been found guilty of intentionally breaking her two-year-old daughter’s ankles. Her trial heard the injured girl was taken to hospital in 2016 by the child’s grandpar...
Jan 16, 2019
First Nations show interest in Trans Mountain pipeline
TSUUT’INA NATION- First Nations that produce oil and gas in Canada will hear presentations today at the Indigenous Energy Summit on how they might take ownership of major energy projects. The In...
Jan 16, 2019
Razor burn: Gillette ad stirs online uproar
NEW YORK - A Gillette ad for men invoking the #MeToo movement is sparking intense online backlash, with accusations that it talks down to men and groups calling for a boycott. But Gillette says it doe...
Jan 16, 2019
Barr seeks to assure senators he won't be a Trump loyalist
WASHINGTON - Vowing “I will not be bullied,” President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White House, saying he believed that Russia had trie...
Jan 16, 2019
American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US
NEW ORLEANS - A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being h...
Jan 16, 2019
Malaysia says it won't host any more events involving Israel
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia’s foreign minister said Wednesday that the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in a para swimming competition and has decided that the country...
Jan 16, 2019
Government shutdown may upend State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON - A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State...
Jan 16, 2019