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Injured pelican found near death in B.C. to be released after lengthy rehab
BURNABY, B.C. - An endangered American white pelican found near death on a lake in British Columbia's southern Okanagan last fall is to be reunited with its flock. A statement from Burn...
May 19, 2020
Kamloops honours Capt. Jennifer Casey, Canadian Forces Snowbirds
KAMLOOPS - Drums could be heard all around Fulton Field on Monday, just a few blocks away from where a Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crashed in Kamloops. B.C.Hundreds of residents and members of the S...
May 19, 2020
Parkland to contribute over $4 million to front-line health workers, truckers and food banks
Parkland Corporation has announced that they are on track to contribute over $4 million of community support during the COVID-19 pandemic across its Canadian, US and International businesses."Our reta...
May 19, 2020
Wolf Creek Public Schools nutrition grant thrives during pandemic
Schools across Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) are doing what they can to help boost local Food Banks and organizations finding greater need through the COVID-19 pandemic. As in-school classes have b...
May 19, 2020
Old Trafford cricket ground plans for social-distancing fans
MANCHESTER, England - The Old Trafford cricket ground is spearheading plans in England to try to bring fans back into a sports venue during the coronavirus pandemic. Lancashire Cricket Club chief exec...
May 19, 2020
Blackfalds student impresses at Optimist speech competition
Savannah Mowat, a Grade 9 student at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School participated in the Optimist Club Oratorical Competition last month. This is a speaking competition open to all students unde...
May 19, 2020
Song critical of Polish leader disappears from hit chart
WARSAW, Poland - A song took aim at an alleged abuse of power by Poland's ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. It rose to the top of the chart of a public radio station. Then it disappeared. The p...
May 19, 2020
Young girl fatally stabbed in Edmonton home, one person in custody
EDMONTON- Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a child in Edmonton.Police say officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a home in the southeastern part of the city just ...
May 19, 2020
Sony to buy full control of financial unit to weather crisis
TOKYO - Sony Corp. plans to make its financial services unit a wholly owned subsidiary to ensure stability as it rides out the hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. "We will be able to car...
May 19, 2020
Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition
LOS ANGELES - Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition. Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of sympto...
May 19, 2020