Category Archives: Canadian Press

Moving day: Bear family living in highway median relocated
TEMPLETON, Mass. - A portion of a Massachusetts highway was shut down while state wildlife officials moved a family of bears that had set up a den in the median. State police shut down a stretch of Ro...
Mar 14, 2019

'Apprentice' contestant's Trump defamation suit can proceed
NEW YORK - A former contestant on “The Apprentice” who accused President Donald Trump of unwanted kissing and groping can move forward with her defamation lawsuit against him, a state appe...
Mar 14, 2019
Eighteen European players will participate in 2019 CFL combine in Toronto
TORONTO - The CFL announced Thursday that 18 European players will participate in its annual combine later this month. It will mark the first time in league history that European players will take par...
Mar 14, 2019

1st female superintendent of Grand Canyon park steps down
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The first female superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park resigned Thursday, less than three years after she took the helm of one of the country’s most popular tourist des...
Mar 14, 2019

Raptors training facility renamed OVO Athletic Centre in honour of Drake
TORONTO - Drake now has the run of the Toronto Raptors’ practice facility. Raptors president Masai Ujiri flew to Manchester, England last week both because he’d never seen a Drake concert ...
Mar 14, 2019
Court: Middle finger protected by the constitution
TAYLOR, Mich. - When it comes to the middle finger, police might need a thicker skin. A federal appeals court says a Michigan woman’s constitutional rights were violated when she was handed a sp...
Mar 14, 2019
Vancouver police arrest Mountie for alleged indecent acts near all-girls school
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer in Vancouver is accused of performing indecent acts while off duty near a private all-girls school in the city. Vancouver police say the man was arrested Tuesday and has si...
Mar 14, 2019

US new-home sales fell 6.9 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 6.9 per cent in January, a possible sign that buyers paused during the government shutdown. The Commerce Department says that new homes sold at a seasonall...
Mar 14, 2019

Tucker Carlson abandons plan for studio near Maine home
BRYANT POND, Maine - Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he’s scuttling plans for a TV studio near his vacation home in rural Maine because of publicity. Carlson planned to buy an old town garage ...
Mar 14, 2019
Mountie's stolen auto found; questions remain about officer's missing handgun
Calgary police say they have found an unmarked RCMP vehicle that was stolen in the city this week, but there is no word on whether a loaded handgun that was inside it has been recovered. Officials say...
Mar 14, 2019