Category Archives: Canadian Press
WestJet reviewing baggage policy after customer calls it discriminatory
TORONTO - WestJet says it is reviewing its baggage policy after a customer complained that it discriminated against travellers from certain countries. At issue is an airline policy that prevents trave...
Jul 04, 2018
'Very big shock:' Nunavut man killed by polar bear while protecting his children
ARVIAT, Nunavut - A Nunavut man died this week while protecting his children from a rare polar bear attack. RCMP say Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on an island about 10 kilometres from the hamlet of Arviat, ...
Jul 04, 2018
Boston Symphony heading back outdoors to Tanglewood
BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra is returning to its seasonal home at Tanglewood. Music director Andris Nelsons will conduct works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky as the renowned orchestra kicks off i...
Jul 04, 2018
Warner takes over as captain of Winnipeg T20 team
KING CITY, Ont. - The Winnipeg Hawks appointed controversial Australian opening batsman David Warner as captain of their Global T20 Canada team on Wednesday. The 31-year-old cricketer replaces the inj...
Jul 04, 2018
Defending champ Chestnut sets record with 74 hot dogs
NEW YORK - Joey “Jaws” Chestnut extended his reign as champion eater at the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest Wednesday, downing a record 74 wieners and buns in 10 m...
Jul 04, 2018
Recipe Unlimited to phase out plastic straws at its 19 brands by 2019
TORONTO - It’s the final straw for plastic at Recipe Unlimited Corporation. The restaurant giant, formerly known as Cara Operations, will start to ditch plastic straws at its 19 brands in August...
Jul 04, 2018
Guatemala ups number of missing to 332 in volcano eruption
GUATEMALA CITY - Authorities on Wednesday raised by more than 130 the number of people officially missing from last month’s deadly eruption of the Volcano of Fire. Guatemala’s disaster age...
Jul 04, 2018
Defending champ Joey Chestnut sets record with 74 hot dogs
NEW YORK - Joey “Jaws” Chestnut extended his reign as champion eater at the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest Wednesday, downing a record 74 wieners and buns in 10 m...
Jul 04, 2018
Orphaned grizzly cubs captured in Montana find new home at Quebec zoo
MISSOULA, Mont. - Wildlife officials in Montana have found a new home in Canada for three grizzly bear cubs that were orphaned in June when their mother was killed by a vehicle. Montana Fish, Wildlife...
Jul 04, 2018
Former Olympic rower, investment dealer gets 13-month jail sentence for fraud
VICTORIA - Former Olympic rower Harold Backer received a 13-month jail sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty to fraud, but no answers were provided about his mysterious 18 month disappearance that ...
Jul 04, 2018