Category Archives: Canadian Press
An enchanting opportunity: longtime magic lover to study in England
HALIFAX - It’s not quite an acceptance letter to Hogwarts, but for Samuel Gillis Hogan, it’s the next best thing. After a lifelong passion for the supernatural, Gillis Hogan of Wolfville, ...
Jul 28, 2018
Parry Sound, Ont., community coming together as wildfire burns nearby
TORONTO - Community members are coming together in Parry Sound, Ont., as a persistent nearby wildfire approaches a major highway. The blaze, known as Parry Sound 33, sprung up on July 18. Ontario fire...
Jul 28, 2018
Family of Danforth shooting victim Reese Fallon says she won't be forgotten
TORONTO - The family of a young woman who was killed in a mass shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood says she won’t be forgotten “for one moment.” In an obituary posted...
Jul 28, 2018
New England senators seek to designate National Lobster Day
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - U.S. senators from New England want to grant the lobster another national day of celebration. They’ve introduced a resolution to again designate Sept. 25 as National Lobster D...
Jul 28, 2018
Blue Jays top prospect Guerrero to report to triple-A Buffalo next week
Toronto Blue Jays No. 1 prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will take one step closer to the big leagues next week. The team said Saturday that Guerrero Jr. will report to the triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Tu...
Jul 28, 2018
Ontario fire marshal to conduct tests after 'flame-jetting' injuries and death
TORONTO - The Ontario fire marshal’s office says it will conduct tests this fall to better understand how hand-held fuel containers could ignite and inadvertently become flame-throwers when used...
Jul 28, 2018
Guy Turcotte won't appeal earlier decision on parole eligibility, lawyer says
MONTREAL - Guy Turcotte’s lawyer says his client will not pursue a bid to reduce the minimum number of years he must serve in prison for murdering his two young children. Pierre Poupart says Tur...
Jul 28, 2018
Funeral held for last 5 of 9 relatives killed in sinking
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana family that lost nine relatives in the sinking of a duck boat on a Missouri lake was held up as an inspiration Saturday as hundreds of people gathered in their memory. Gov. E...
Jul 28, 2018
Doug Ford's approach to Toronto council dismays Hamilton mayor
TORONTO - A unilateral decision by Premier Doug Ford to slash the size of Toronto’s city council in half has dismayed at least one other big city mayor in Ontario. In an interview from Hamilton,...
Jul 28, 2018
Not cuts: Manitoba Liberal leader believes government stimulus needed
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont says he intends to fight the Progressive Conservative government’s cost-cutting agenda and push for public spending to stimulate the economy and...
Jul 28, 2018