Category Archives: Canadian Press
Israeli frankincense farmer cashes in on rare honey
ALMOG, Palestinian Territory - An Israeli farmer has cashed in by making exotic honey from a rare tree that produces frankincense - the resin once worth its weight in gold and venerated in the Bible. ...
Oct 10, 2018
Bogota implores tourists to stop feeding pigeons
BOGOTA - On a bright Sunday afternoon, a group of government workers walked around Bogota’s most famous square dressed as pigeons, with cardboard beaks covering their noses, as thousands of real...
Oct 10, 2018
California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge said Wednesday she is considering tossing out the lion’s share of the $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto and ordering a new trial ove...
Oct 10, 2018
'Catching some hell': Hurricane Michael slams into Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Powerful Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighbourhoods before continuing its dest...
Oct 10, 2018
Fiery pipeline explosion in B.C. raises possibility of natural gas shortage
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An explosion and fire in a pipeline that provides natural gas to about 1.5 million customers in British Columbia, Washington state and Oregon has prompted a plea from energy comp...
Oct 10, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 10
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 10 ___ TRDUEAU ARRIVES IN ARMENIA AHEAD OF LA FRANCOPHONIE SUMMIT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec premier-designate Francois Legault are scheduled...
Oct 10, 2018
Migrant boat capsizes off Turkey; 9 killed, dozens missing
ANKARA, Turkey - A boat carrying migrants has capsized off Turkey’s Aegean coast, killing at least nine people, the coast guard said Wednesday. A search and rescue mission was underway for some ...
Oct 10, 2018
Condo boards should set out rules before cannabis legalization: lawyers
VANCOUVER - Homeowner groups need to quickly establish rules for marijuana growing and consumption in an effort to nip any problems in the bud, say lawyers who specialize in property law. Robert Noce,...
Oct 10, 2018
Focus on rising costs of Indigenous legal claims as Ottawa preps financial books
OTTAWA - The federal government’s forthcoming annual public accounts will release a trove of numbers that will show how much more Ottawa expects to pay to settle billions of dollars in legal cla...
Oct 10, 2018
55 people dead in overnight bus crash in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Fifty-five people were killed when their bus left the road, rolled down a slope and crashed in western Kenya, an official said Wednesday, with the roof of the bus ripped off. “T...
Oct 10, 2018