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Bear safety urged in P.A. National Park
Prince Albert National Park wants to remind visitors about being safe around bears.The population numbers of American Black Bears, the only species in the park, are healthy. The population numbers are...
Jul 23, 2019 Prince Albert National Park wants to remind people to properly store food to prevent attracting bears. (submitted phot/Lisa Risom Parks Canada)
Allstate loses bid to sue whistleblower who alleged policy discrimination
TORONTO - An insurance company was trying to stifle criticism when it sued a former employee who alleged the corporation was discriminating against visible minority drivers, an Ontario court has found...
Jul 23, 2019
Another son says he should guide Aretha Franklin estate
PONTIAC, Mich. - Aretha Franklin's sons disagree about who should manage what could be a multimillion-dollar estate. Attorneys for Theodore White II last week told a Michigan judge in a court filing t...
Jul 23, 2019
Summer Sun Fun!
As the calendar rounds the middle of July many of us have had some holidays while others are just starting theirs. Enjoy some sun, some travels or a staycation to catch up on projects around the house...
Jul 23, 2019
'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record
LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...
Jul 23, 2019
Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos' HR in 10th
DETROIT - Nicholas Castellanos gave the Detroit Tigers a chance to enjoy the type of celebration that's been awfully rare of late at Comerica Park. Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning wi...
Jul 23, 2019
Herb Alpert sculptures make stop at Wyoming museum
JACKSON, Wyo. - It seems like every once in a while you run into someone who can do anything. When that person seems to do it with ease, it's another thing entirely. "I never tried to make a hit recor...
Jul 23, 2019
U.S. diplomats' brain scans show differences, add to Cuba mystery
CHICAGO - Advanced brain scans found perplexing differences in U.S. diplomats who say they developed concussion-like symptoms after working in Cuba, a finding that only heightens the mystery of what m...
Jul 23, 2019
Ex-Flynn business partner convicted of illegal lobbying
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent when he and Flynn undertook...
Jul 23, 2019
New housing project aims to break cycle of homelessness
Melinda sits on the edge of a freshly made bed, looking around at recently painted greyish-white walls in the basement of a newly built home.She plans to apply to live in the eight-bedroom affordable ...
Jul 23, 2019 The inside of a new housing project in North Battleford that looks to end the cycle of homelessness. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)