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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
Feds pledge $440 million to join international vaccine program
OTTAWA - Canada will spend $440 million to join an international program which is trying ensure COVID-19 vaccines aren't just hoarded by rich countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.But C...
Sep 25, 2020
Seasonal allergies in a time of COVID-19
Many of the symptoms of seasonal allergies and COVID-19 are similar. Cough, headache and/or a sore throat are just a few symptoms that belong to both. If you are typically affected by seasonal allergi...
Sep 25, 2020
Provincial Coaches Week shines light on locals making a difference (Pt. 3/3)
In celebration of Coaches Week in Saskatchewan, battlefordsNOW has been highlighting some of the countless community coaches, who help to make local athletics possible.The following is part 3/3 in the...
Sep 25, 2020
Tories ask for House of Commons to sit Sunday to debate new COVID-19 aid legislation
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they want the House of Commons to sit this weekend to debate new COVID-19 aid legislation. Opposition House leader Gerard Deltell says the provisions in the bill...
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