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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
B.C. sets new daily record of COVID-19 cases at 139, hospitalizations climbing
VICTORIA - British Columbia reached a record of daily COVID-19 cases today as schools reopened across the province. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 139 new cases for a provincial ...
Sep 10, 2020
Drugs, replica guns found in Errington home following public argument
PARKSVILLE - A disagreement between four people in Errington resulted in one man being charged with multiple drug and weapons offences.Oceanside RCMP responded to a home on Smithers Rd. in Errington d...
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
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
B.C. sets new single-day record high for COVID-19 cases, just two in Island Health
NANAIMO - British Columbia suffered its most active day in the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 139 new cases were confirmed Thursday, Sept. 10 by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, setting a new...
Sep 10, 2020