September 4, 2008: A recent article in the Fort Worth Weekly (August 3, 2008) warns of the impending battle over the place of evolution in Texas's state science standards. "The basic fight is expected to be over what kids are

Three apparel retailers based in Southern California have reported drops in their August sales results. (PSUN) (WTSLA) (HOTT)

Cherokee Inc. saw a drop in second-quarter profits on lower sales and royalties. (CHKE)

WGL Entertainment Holdings Inc. announced it has closed a broadcast license agreement with Zcom Networks Inc. on Sept. 4.

Eli and Edythe Broad are donating $400 million to the Broad Institute, a biomedical joint venture of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A 20 percent jump in sales led to higher second-quarter profits for UTi Worldwide Inc., the company reported Thursday. (UTIW)

FedEx Corp. announced Thursday it has completed the installation of a solar panel system for its FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana. (FDX)

The Santa Clara men's soccer team brings their Midwest road trip to a close at the Middleton Sports & Fitness Invite. The Broncos battle Wisconsin on Sept. 5 at 3 p.m. PT and then face UW-Milwaukee on Sept. 7 at

The Santa Clara volleyball team remains on the road this weekend at the 2008 Sheraton Four Points Arizona Invitational. SCU will face Texas Tech and Arizona on Sept. 5, and Texas State on Sept. 6

More cellphone competition is on the way as Globalive Communications Inc. is aiming to have Canada's fourth national wireless service up and running in the second half of 2009.

Health Canada is warning caregivers who may have purchased solvent-based bubble or balloon-blowing kits at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition against using the products because they could pose serious health hazards to children.

USDA Wildlife Services Specialists killed two wolves today that were chasing cattle near Fortine.

Two managers of Sasktel, the provincial government's telecommunications corporation, have been arrested on suspicion of stealing and illegally selling satellite television signals.

Saskatchewan's financial watchdog has closed the books on the government's 2007-2008 fiscal year with another call for better financial management practices.

RCMP have identified the man who died Wednesday in a workplace fatality at Canadian Natural's Horizon oilsands project 70 kilometers north of Fort McMurray.

The Cameron inquiry heard testimony Thursday of drastic budget cuts at what would become part of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority, now at the centre of public medical scandal.

Regina's real estate boom has attracted out-of-province investors who have been snapping up rental homes, leaving some low-income earners scrambling for a place to live.

There are 77,000 households in Atlantic Canada whose debts exceed their assets, a sign of the growing gap between the rich and poor, says a new report by GPI Atlantic.

A struggling paper mill in central Newfoundland wants to cut 171 jobs, more than one-third of its unionized workforce, according to the province's natural resources minister.

The Iron Ore Company of Canada, together with its parent company Rio Tinto, announced a $300-million expansion to its Labrador City operations.