Category Archives: Canadian Press

New vacuum needed: Calgary family adopts three bonded St. Bernard buddies
EDMONTON - Three adult St. Bernards who couldn’t be separated because they’re best buddies have found a home. The Edmonton Humane Society says Goliath, Gunther and Gasket are settling in w...
Oct 18, 2018

Spence chosen as Canada's closing flag-bearer for 2018 Youth Olympic Games
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Gymnast Emma Spence was selected as Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The 15-year-old from Cambridge, Ont., was nominated t...
Oct 18, 2018

One smart cookie: Edmonton girl guide sells out of cookies near cannabis store
EDMONTON - She’s being called one smart cookie. As people lined up to buy cannabis at one of six Edmonton cannabis stores that opened Wednesday a small entrepreneur stood ready to capitalize on ...
Oct 18, 2018

Carr, Morneau off to China next month to deepen commerce, but no free trade yet
OTTAWA - Two senior Liberal cabinet ministers are off to Beijing next month to co-chair a high-level business conference and to push Canada’s trade interests with China. International Trade Mini...
Oct 18, 2018
'Call my lawyer,' says sweater seized with stolen sneakers
ROANOKE, Va. - A Virginia store has had 20 right-foot shoes stolen over the course of three break-ins this year. The Roanoke Times reports Roanoke County police arrested 21-year-old Manuel Carlos Rami...
Oct 18, 2018

Feds: Child exploitation focus of Pennsylvania church probe
PHILADELPHIA - Two years ago, a federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh considered filing a racketeering lawsuit against a Roman Catholic diocese over its handling of child sex-abuse complaints, but left off...
Oct 18, 2018
Motorists stunned as metal balls roll down Seattle street
SEATTLE - Authorities in Seattle temporarily closed a street after motorists were stunned by dozens of large metal balls that spilled out of a truck and cascaded down the street, damaging several cars...
Oct 18, 2018
Ex-FBI agent gets 4 years in prison for leaking documents
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A former FBI agent in Minnesota who admitted leaking classified internal documents to a reporter was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. Terry James Albury, 39, pleaded guilt...
Oct 18, 2018

Supreme Court to hear case on clean-up of mercury at northern Ontario mill site
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a legal dispute over whether the Ontario government can force Weyerhaeuser Co. and Resolute Forest Products to clean up a contaminated site upstr...
Oct 18, 2018
Uganda, at 'big risk' for Ebola, says Congo is managing well
KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda is at “big risk” of the spread of a deadly Ebola virus outbreak from neighbouring Congo, a senior health official said Thursday, even as he said the situation is &...
Oct 18, 2018