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Vancouver Park Board says rare Snow Tower tree blooming in city park
VANCOUVER - A tree described as one of the true giants of the herbaceous plant world is bringing some tropical warmth to British Columbia. The Vancouver Park Board says a plant native to&nbs...
Apr 18, 2019
Report: Avenatti met R. Kelly prosecutor Foxx at O'Hare
CHICAGO - Phone texts suggest chief Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx worked closely with attorney Michael Avenatti before bringing sexual abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, including by meeting Avenatt...
Apr 18, 2019
Librarians archiving Alberta's scientific reports before change in government
EDMONTON - An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content - including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction - to prepare for a...
Apr 18, 2019
Toronto FC looks for stronger showing on defence as Minnesota comes to visit
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney challenged his team after it suffered its first loss of the season, a 3-2 setback at Seattle last weekend. "We felt like in the last couple of games we left a few points o...
Apr 18, 2019
Rouyn-Noranda hoping to add Memorial Cup championship to its hockey history
TORONTO - Jean-Paul Charlebois has been piecing together the history of hockey in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., going on two decades. The 76-year-old play-by-play man for the QMJHL's Rouyn-...
Apr 18, 2019
Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor
TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...
Apr 18, 2019
Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries
OTTAWA - Parcel delivery is booming, but Canada Post says it will struggle to meet its government-mandated goal of self-sustainability in coming years due to an ongoing decline in letter mail, higher ...
Apr 18, 2019
Legislation overhauls Maryland medical network's board
BALTIMORE - Maryland's governor signed fast-tracked legislation Thursday to overhaul a major medical network's board of directors following revelations of numerous questionable financial arrangements ...
Apr 18, 2019
U.S. Trade czar trumpets new NAFTA auto provisions amid skepticism
OTTAWA - The Trump administration is launching a new charm offensive to sell the merits of the new North American free trade pact to counter growing skepticism about the economic benefits of the deal....
Apr 18, 2019
Wildfire risk in northern Saskatchewan "low": Fire centre manager
Provincial fire fighters may be in store for a quieter summer, according to one expert who looks after forecasting wildfire activity.Dennis Truman, manager of the Provincial Fire Centre in Prince Albe...
Apr 18, 2019 The Rabbit Creek wildfire at Prince Albert National Park was among the biggest wildfires in the province in 2018. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)