Category Archives: Canadian Press
Corrective to story about cat declawing
VANCOUVER - In a story that moved Tuesday about cat declawing, The Canadian Press misspelled the name of the registrar of the College of Veterinarians of B.C. Her name is Luisa Hlus. The Canadian Pres...
May 09, 2018
Racist tirade caught on video at Lethbridge Denny's restaurant goes viral
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Monir Omerzai was still stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny’s spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Facebook a video t...
May 09, 2018
Particularly hard on foxes and bears: Study finds oilsands change forest fauna
EDMONTON - Research suggests even underground oilsands mines have profound effects on the forest community that vary from animal to animal. “What you’re seeing in the oilsands is a change ...
May 09, 2018
Meghan Markle waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds
LONDON - Madame Tussauds London has unveiled a waxwork of Meghan Markle as it prepares for events marking her May 19 marriage to Prince Harry. The likeness of the American actress sports the emerald g...
May 09, 2018
Texas biker accused of killing man who was shot by police
FORT WORTH, Texas - One of three bikers indicted on murder charges Wednesday stemming from a chaotic 2015 shooting outside a Texas restaurant is accused of killing a man who was also shot twice by pol...
May 09, 2018
Some items stolen from top Bears draft pick's car recovered
CHICAGO - Police say several items have been returned after they were stolen from Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Roquan Smith’s car in Georgia, but not his Bears-issued iPad. Athens-Clarke...
May 09, 2018
Nova Scotia launches bid to sell culture to China, Japan with trade mission
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is launching a trade mission to sell its culture to Asian markets, but it’s about much more than lobsters, bagpipes and donairs. Leo Glavine, the provincial cabinet ministe...
May 09, 2018
Homeowner's video shows waves crashing into New Brunswick sunroom
GRAND LAKE, N.B. - Dawn Burke returned to her Grand Lake, N.B., home to grab extra clothes for her kids on Friday night, after days of staying with a nearby friend. She found waves crashing through he...
May 09, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games IIHF World Championship At Copenhagen Switzerland 5 Belarus 2 Sweden 7 Austria 0 At Herning, Denmark Germany 6 South Korea 1 Denmark 3 Finland 2 — AHL Playoffs Rockford 4...
May 09, 2018
Seven former Bloc MPs want to call their new party Quebec Debout
OTTAWA - The seven MPs who left the Bloc Quebecois earlier this year over differences with Martine Ouellet’s leadership have the name they want for their new party: Quebec Debout. They say their...
May 09, 2018