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Hormone help: Calgary Zoo hopes unusual step will result in healthy baby giraffe
CALGARY - Staff at the Calgary Zoo have adopted an extraordinary measure in an effort to ensure a pregnant giraffe becomes a mother for the first time. Emara, a Masai giraffe, is expecting for th...
Sep 26, 2019
'Some may perceive racism:' Experts complain about Alberta judge's comments
CALGARY - Dozens of medical and legal experts have filed a complaint with the Canadian Judicial Council against an Alberta judge, alleging he made comments that could be perceived as racist ...
Sep 26, 2019
Province set to table new offer to Crown union ahead of possible strike
About 3,000 unionized workers at SaskTel could go on strike as early as Monday if a deal isn't reached.Unifor and the Crown corporation started two days of talks Thursday and the union said if a colle...
Sep 26, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaking ahead of contract talks at Hotel Saskatchewan on Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Judge rejects Avenatti request to move case to California
NEW YORK - California attorney Michael Avenatti will face charges that he ripped off porn star Stormy Daniels of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds in New York rather than Los Angeles, ...
Sep 26, 2019
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews facing charge of disorderly conduct
Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews is facing a charge of disorderly conduct and disruptive behaviour after an incident in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz., in May. A police report obtai...
Sep 26, 2019
Hangar expansion in La Ronge to improve aerial firefighting capacity
Environment Minister Dustin Duncan was at the La Ronge Airport on Thursday to celebrate the completion of a four-year, $14 million expansion of Wildfire Management's Aviation Operations hangar. With t...
Sep 26, 2019 There are a number of improvements to the wildfire aircraft hangar in La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Micah Johnson focused on finishing 2019 strong after slow start
Micah Johnson has had a lot of weight on his shoulders in his first season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders - literally and figuratively.Despite the wear and tear of a CFL season, the 31-year-old def...
Sep 26, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Micah Johnson during practice on Aug. 30, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Greens wouldn't prop up minority government that backs pipelines: May
MONTREAL - On the eve of a major climate march in Montreal, the Green party warned that it would never support a minority government without a credible and verifiable environmental plan. That inc...
Sep 26, 2019
U.S. military expert urges Canada to 'be in the fight' as Mideast tensions rise
BANFF, Alta. - A U.S. military expert who famously turned down an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to act as his national security adviser says it's more important than ever that Canada "be...
Sep 26, 2019
Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Plcido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment ma...
Sep 26, 2019