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Bamboo supplies dwindling: Calgary Zoo hopeful pandas will be China-bound soon
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says it's hopeful two giant pandas will be able to return home soon to China, where bamboo supplies are abundant. The zoo said in May that it would be sending the pair...
Sep 25, 2020
Two charged after shots fired on Siksika Nation
SIKSIKA NATION, AB - Two people have been charged and one person was injured after shots were fired from a vehicle on the Siksika Nation this week.Gleichen RCMP say an adult male victim suffered serio...
Sep 25, 2020
NewsAlert: Mistrial in N.L. cop's sex assault trial
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A mistrial has been declared in the sexual assault trial of a Newfoundland and Labrador police officer. Const. Carl Douglas Snelgrove of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was faci...
Sep 25, 2020
Criminal case against federal MP adjourned until end of October
OTTAWA - Federal MP Marwan Tabbara's criminal case is now adjourned until the end of October. The 36-year-old MP from Kitchener was arrested April 10 and charged with two counts of assault, as well as...
Sep 25, 2020
Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON - A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honour for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African po...
Sep 25, 2020
Demi Lovato, Max Ehrich call off engagement after 2 months
LOS ANGELES - Singer-actors Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have called off their engagement after two months. Lovato and her former fiance have parted ways, according to a person close to Lovato who spoke...
Sep 25, 2020
J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single...
Sep 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The Commerce Department reported Friday that t...
Sep 25, 2020
Sentencing arguments begin for off-duty cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller
OSHAWA, Ont. - Sentencing arguments are expected to begin today in the case of an off-duty Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the beating of a young Black man. Const. Michael Theriaul...
Sep 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 25
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 25, 2020: There are 149,094 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 69,670 confirmed (including 5,810 deaths, 59,943 res...
Sep 25, 2020