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North American bird population drops by three billion
The last 50 years have taken their toll on North American bird populations."We have lost a third of our bird population," Conservation Director with Nature Saskatchewan, Lorne Scott told paNOW.Scott e...
Jan 22, 2020 A turkey vulture. (submitted photo/Gary Houston)
'She wanted to stop things that weren't OK': Warrior for women and children's rights dies
Debbie Palmer knew how to make people feel special. Her family said the 64-year old corrections officer often sang to the inmates at Pinegrove Correctional Centre where she worked. She never seemed to...
Jan 22, 2020 Members of Debbie Palmer's family gathered to share stories with paNOW about her lasting impact on so many people. Not pictured are her sons Jamison and Timothy Quinton. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92
VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died. He was 92. Hughes was...
Jan 22, 2020
Humane Society removes 80 cats from home in Guelph, Ont.
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Humane Society says it has taken in 80 cats that were found in a home in the southwestern Ontario city. The organization's executive director says they were called ...
Jan 22, 2020
Police arrest escaped inmate during impaired driving investigation
Police have arrested an inmate who escaped custody earlier this month. John Riley Sanderson, 32, escaped custody when he was being escorted from the courthouse to a transport vehicle on Jan. 2.Today, ...
Jan 22, 2020 John Riley Sanderson, 32, escaped custody when he appeared in court earlier this month. (Submitted photo/RCMP)
Canadian James Hinchcliffe crossing off items on his racing bucket list
James Hinchcliffe was surprised and disappointed when he was dismissed from Arrow McLaren SP last October. Now he sees it as an opportunity to live out all his racing fantasies. The 33-year-...
Jan 22, 2020
Wolfpack look to play World Cup champion Australia in Toronto in October
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack are thinking big on the eve of their debut season in the top-tier Betfred Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team is looking to play reigning Wo...
Jan 22, 2020
Jenkins thrilled to have Walker join him as second Canadian in Hall of Fame
Fergie Jenkins didn't expect he'd be holding on to his status as the lone Canadian in the National Baseball Hall of Fame for nearly three decades. So when Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larr...
Jan 22, 2020
Court takes another look at Native American adoption law
NEW ORLEANS - Federal appellate judges closely questioned attorneys for the government and Native American tribes Wednesday over whether a law meant to preserve Native American families and culture un...
Jan 22, 2020
Vegas casino says O.J. Simpson too tarnished to defame
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson couldn't have been defamed by accounts that he was drunk and disruptive before being banned from a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, because his reputation was already tarnished, ...
Jan 22, 2020