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'It's bad': Hundreds of water rescues as Imelda soaks Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas - The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Texas and Louisiana, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road clo...
Sep 19, 2019
Hurricane rips roofs, cuts power in Bermuda, but no deaths
MIAMI - Hurricane Humberto blew off rooftops, toppled trees and knocked out power as it blew past the British Atlantic island of Bermuda. But officials said Thursday that the Category 3 storm caused n...
Sep 19, 2019
Prevent at-risk behaviour by having uncomfortable talks with youth: Guest speakers tell N.B. parents
Depression, suicide, HIV and drug use.These are some of the sensitive topics of conversation professionals want parents to have with their children to help keep them safe from harm before it's too lat...
Sep 19, 2019 Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre wellness director Jose Pruden speaks about how important it is for youth to have positive mental health during Tuesday's presentation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Review board hears mass killer takes medication, should have trips into Edmonton
EDMONTON - A review panel has reserved its decision on what privileges it may allow a man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people at a Calgary house party while suffering s...
Sep 19, 2019
Even the sparrows: Extensive new study finds three-billion-bird decline
An extensive study of hundreds of bird species across decades worth of data has for the first time estimated how badly numbers of even the most common birds have shrunk. The paper, published Thursday ...
Sep 19, 2019
Linebacker Greenwood, receiver Begelton to miss Stampeders game versus Argos
TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders will be minus two key performers for their game Friday night against the Toronto Argonauts. Receiver Reginald Begelton and middle linebacker Cory Greenwood, both start...
Sep 19, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos starting quarterback Trevor Harris out for next game
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos will be missing their starting quarterback on Friday night. Trevor Harris, the CFL's leading passer this season, has been placed on the one-game injured list and will m...
Sep 19, 2019
US economy could shrug off oil prices if disruption is brief
DALLAS - The price of gasoline crept higher after a weekend attack devastated Saudi Arabian oil output, but if the disruption to global supplies is short-lived, the impact on the U.S. economy will pro...
Sep 19, 2019
'No path is easy': Black opera singers detail struggles
NEW YORK - More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the colour barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. "We've ...
Sep 19, 2019
Naked B.C. man who jumped in Toronto shark tank pleads guilty to mischief
TORONTO - A British Columbia man accused of stripping naked and jumping into a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium has pleaded guilty to mischief. David Weaver, of Nelson, B.C., was arrested an...
Sep 19, 2019