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Watch your step! Ecologist warns bird 'candy' catalyst for extreme goose poop
REGINA - People who like to go for a stroll in Regina's Wascana Park are being advised that if they want to avoid stepping in goose poop, they should quit giving unhealthy snacks to the birds. Ec...
May 22, 2019

WestJet pilot injured by green laser light while approaching Orlando airport
A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Ka...
May 22, 2019

Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are shaking up the government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan, promising $15.7 billion in new work to the two shipyards in Vancouver and Halifax while opening the...
May 22, 2019

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney sees silver lining in a weekend off for Pozuelo
TORONTO - It may be looking for a silver lining, but Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Alejandro Pozuelo missing Sunday's visit by the San Jose Earthquakes may not be such a bad thing. The Spanish pla...
May 22, 2019

Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A jury found a Vermont man guilty of murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers Wednesday caused when he drove the wrong way on an interstate highway. The jury returned the verdi...
May 22, 2019

Mystery of racist photo in governor's yearbook left unsolved
NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A months-long investigation ordered up by Eastern ...
May 22, 2019

Vernon businesses evacuated after possible gas leak
VERNON, B.C. - Crews have closed off access to 34th Street and 31st Avenue in Vernon after an SUV hit the gas lines at the back of the Surplus Herby's building.Patients and staff were asked by police ...
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Land developer, Montreal baseball investors reach deal on potential stadium site
MONTREAL - Stephen Bronfman-owned Claridge Investments and real estate development firm Devimco have reached an agreement to develop a plot of land for sale known as the Peel Basin, where a group comm...
May 22, 2019

Top soldier acknowledges handling of Afghan memorial 'hit a nerve;' vows access
TORONTO - Canada's top soldier acknowledges that last week's unveiling of the Kandahar memorial without the families of dead soldiers present hit a nerve. Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of the d...
May 22, 2019

Iowa governor blocks bill aimed at stopping anti-Trump suits
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a measure Wednesday intended to stop the state's Democratic attorney general from filing or joining lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's polic...
May 22, 2019

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