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Otter's long departure means koi can return to Vancouver Chinese garden
VANCOUVER - Koi are safe to swim again in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver that was once a hunting ground for an elusive otter. Three adults and 344 juvenile ornamental k...
May 09, 2019
Chelsea Manning released from jail on contempt charge
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from a northern Virginia jail after a two-month stay for refusing to testify to a grand jury. Manning was release...
May 09, 2019
Mulroney feted by business and political elite, refuses to speak about his past
MONTREAL - Some of Canada's business and political elite paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney Thursday night and raised money for the foundation of Universite de Montreal's hospital ce...
May 09, 2019
Occidental seals deal with Anadarko after Chevron drops out
DALLAS - Occidental Petroleum wrapped up a $38 billion deal to acquire Anadarko on Thursday after Chevron declined to sweeten its offer, ending a rare bidding war in the oil patch. The deal gives Occi...
May 09, 2019
Oxygen greenlights Kim Kardashian prison reform documentary
NEW YORK - Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West's efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly accused. It's a move by the network to expan...
May 09, 2019
Female facing trafficking charges after arrests in Buffalo Narrows
Two people were arrested and one is facing charges after police executed a search warrant in Buffalo Narrows. RCMP said in a press release that they search a home at 1725 Barney Ave. at 3 p.m. on Wedn...
May 09, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars’ barbecue offers final celebration of season
The Battlefords North Stars capped off their 2018-19 championship season Wednesday evening with one final barbecue celebration, offering fans and community members a meet-and-greet with the players be...
May 09, 2019 North Battleford product, Owen Lamb was able to live his childhood dream playing for the North Stars, winning two championships in three years with the club, while sharing the experience with his family by his side. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with 'wow!'
BOSTON - A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society finished a rendition of Mozart's "Masonic Funeral" at B...
May 09, 2019
Large disparity between rural, urban and northern, southern crime: StatsCan
New data from Statistics Canada shows a large disparity between rural and urban crime rates in the province, and a much greater differential when comparing the North to the South. Released Tuesday by ...
May 09, 2019 (file photo/CKOM Staff)
Still most visited place, Orlando had 75 million visitors
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando had 75 million visitors last year as the theme park mecca continued to be the most visited destination in the United States, tourism officials said Thursday. Orlando in 2018 ha...
May 09, 2019