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Complicated, dangerous rescue frees young humpback on B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A young humpback whale is gouged and covered with bloody abrasions, but is expected to survive being snared in parts of unused marine equipment on British Columbia’s central ...
Sep 14, 2016

US, Israel sign massive military aid deal; $38B, 10 years
WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday signed an unprecedented new security agreement with Israel that will give the Israeli military $38 billion over 10 years. The deal, the largest such agreeme...
Sep 14, 2016
Missouri lawmaker sits for Pledge, cites Kaepernick protest
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri state senator has refused to stand while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the state capitol. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, says her sil...
Sep 14, 2016

Alberta's NDP Government sets 5,000-megawatt Renewable Power Target
CA;GARY – Alberta will offer financial aid to renewable power projects worth $10.5 billion to achieve its goal of having 30 per cent of its power come from renewable sources by 2030, Environment...
Sep 14, 2016

Canada searching for new soccer coach to lead men to the sport's promised land
TORONTO - Canadian soccer has claimed another coaching victim. The Canadian Soccer Association dumped Benito Floro on Wednesday, opting not to renew the well-travelled Spaniard’s contract in the...
Sep 14, 2016

ACC to relocate athletic championships from North Carolina
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA’s lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law limiting protections for LGBT peopl...
Sep 14, 2016

Indigenous communities should have power to call in the military: chief
WINNIPEG - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is considering a request to give First Nations the power to directly call in the military when their treaty, environmental and other rights are threatened. Ro...
Sep 14, 2016
Steelers' Williams defends 75-cent tip to pizzeria server
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams is defending his 75-cent tip to a server at a Maryland pizzeria. WUSA-TV reports (http://on.wusa9.com/2cI9uzD ) that Williams ate...
Sep 14, 2016
Vancouver's empty homes tax to be self-declared, up to 2 per cent of value
Vancouver wants to tax homeowners by as much as two per cent of assessed value for properties they declare vacant, with the hope of freeing up more supply in the city’s crunched rental market. M...
Sep 14, 2016

Filly Tepin installed as early 1-2 favourite for $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - The “Queen of the Turf” will be the horse to beat Saturday at the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Heralded filly Tepin was installed as the heavy 1-2 early race favourite Wednesd...
Sep 14, 2016