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St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help
ST. LOUIS - Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager of h...
Sep 10, 2020
In pre-campaign announcement, Meili promises rebates, break on auto insurance
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is promising to have SGI cut auto premiums by seven per cent and to give policyholders a $100 rebate if he's elected premier in the fall election.The money would com...
Sep 10, 2020
North Battleford allocated nearly $854,000 of provincial funding
This week, municipalities across Saskatchewan received funding from the Safe Restart Canada Plan, which included nearly a million dollars for North Battleford.The city was allocated $853,947 of the $7...
Sep 10, 2020
Senate agrees to compensate harassment victims of ex-senator Don Meredith
OTTAWA - The Senate has agreed with recommendations from an independent evaluator that the victims of disgraced ex-senator Don Meredith should be compensated. The Senate standing committee on internal...
Sep 10, 2020
Vancouver Canucks striving for more after big playoff push: Tanev
Leaving the NHL bubble in Edmonton was bittersweet for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat - his hockey season was over but he was headed home to his family. Horvat and his wife, Holly,...
Sep 10, 2020
Survivor of Oshawa, Ont., mass shooting thanks supporters, first responders
OSHAWA, Ont. - The woman who survived the recent mass shooting of her family in Oshawa, Ont., is thanking supporters, first responders and the medical workers aiding her recovery. In a statement issue...
Sep 10, 2020
Virus bill blocked in Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for corona...
Sep 10, 2020
Accused in Todd Stone homicide investigation has case adjourned
A man facing a second-degree murder charge related to the Todd Levi Stone homicide investigation had his case adjourned in North Battleford Provincial Court Thursday.Michael Jordan White, also known a...
Sep 10, 2020
Mayor: Police chief accused of rigging own hiring resigns
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The police chief in Connecticut's largest city resigned Thursday, the mayor said, hours after being arrested on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director ...
Sep 10, 2020
Judges: Trump can't exclude people from district drawings
NEW YORK - A panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional di...
Sep 10, 2020