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Even the sparrows: Extensive new study finds three-billion-bird decline
An extensive study of hundreds of bird species across decades worth of data has for the first time estimated how badly numbers of even the most common birds have shrunk. The paper, published Thursday ...
Sep 19, 2019

Linebacker Greenwood, receiver Begelton to miss Stampeders game versus Argos
TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders will be minus two key performers for their game Friday night against the Toronto Argonauts. Receiver Reginald Begelton and middle linebacker Cory Greenwood, both start...
Sep 19, 2019

Edmonton Eskimos starting quarterback Trevor Harris out for next game
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos will be missing their starting quarterback on Friday night. Trevor Harris, the CFL's leading passer this season, has been placed on the one-game injured list and will m...
Sep 19, 2019

US economy could shrug off oil prices if disruption is brief
DALLAS - The price of gasoline crept higher after a weekend attack devastated Saudi Arabian oil output, but if the disruption to global supplies is short-lived, the impact on the U.S. economy will pro...
Sep 19, 2019

'No path is easy': Black opera singers detail struggles
NEW YORK - More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the colour barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. "We've ...
Sep 19, 2019

Naked B.C. man who jumped in Toronto shark tank pleads guilty to mischief
TORONTO - A British Columbia man accused of stripping naked and jumping into a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium has pleaded guilty to mischief. David Weaver, of Nelson, B.C., was arrested an...
Sep 19, 2019

Third Trudeau racist makeup incident emerges
Two images of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in brown or black makeup have emerged in the last 12 hours, and now Global News is reporting a third instance.The broadcaster says it has obtained an exclus...
Sep 19, 2019 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau reacts as he makes a statement in regards to photo coming to light of himself from 2001 wearing "brownface" during a scrum on his campaign plane in Halifax, N.S., on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

DreamWorks, Shanghai studio hope 'Abominable' suits China
For the new animated movie "Abominable," bringing a big city in China to life with accuracy means that even the trash has to look right. Chinese animators collaborating with DreamWorks animators urged...
Sep 19, 2019

Freedom of expression or personal attack? Nurse appeals fine for Facebook post
REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court is to decide what's next for a registered nurse who was fined $26,000 for criticizing her grandfather's care on Facebook. Carolyn Strom from Prince Albe...
Sep 19, 2019

Trudeau delays schedule to apologize to community leaders across Canada
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is delaying his campaign plans today to make phone calls to candidates and to leaders in different ethnic communities across the country. He's try...
Sep 19, 2019