Category Archives: Canadian Press
Holy haute couture: Divine designs grace carpet at Met Gala
NEW YORK - Divine designs floated up the red carpet at Monday’s religion-themed Met Gala in shimmering golds, reds and fuchsia, in crowns and in crosses, and even a pair of giant wings. One less...
May 07, 2018
Kenney returns to Ottawa as wing man in Tories' fight against carbon tax
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney, leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, returned to Parliament Hill on Monday where he sparred with federal lawmakers over the Trudeau government’s carbon pri...
May 07, 2018
Zimmerman charged with stalking Trayvon film investigator
SANFORD, Fla. - Authorities say George Zimmerman threatened a private investigator working for a documentary filmmaker. Court records show Zimmerman was issued a summons for a May 30 arraignment on a ...
May 07, 2018
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores twice as Canada beats Denmark 7-1 at hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark - Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are showing that the chemistry they’ve built as linemates with the Edmonton Oilers can translate to the international stage. Nugent-Hopk...
May 07, 2018
Preds' Hartnell hoping to 'stir the pot' if called upon in Game 6 against Jets
WINNIPEG - Scott Hartnell says there’s “no secret” to what he will try to bring if called upon with his Nashville Predators facing elimination against the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran ...
May 07, 2018
'Grassroots guarantee' website down as UCP leader overrides party's resolution
EDMONTON - The leader of Alberta’s United Conservatives says a technical issue is to blame for the disappearance of his website that guarantees he will listen to the party’s grassroots aft...
May 07, 2018
Thieves flee in canoe from underwear-clad homeowner in N.B. flood zone
MAUGERVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada - Three men who allegedly tried to loot a flooded New Brunswick home were forced to flee in a canoe from an angry, underwear-clad homeowner. Markus Harvey woke up ea...
May 07, 2018
Agency's top cop retires amid Limbaugh police escort probe
NEWARK, N.J. - The top law enforcement official at the agency that runs New York’s airports and bridges has retired amid an investigation after radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners he receive...
May 07, 2018
Canadian-bred Flameaway being pointed to Plate following Derby run
Never has a 13th-place finish been so easy to accept for trainer Mark Casse. Canadian-bred Flameaway finished a distant 13th in the Kentucky Derby at a rain-soaked Churchill Downs on Saturday. But mor...
May 07, 2018
PM turns to cyberspy agency to find new national security adviser
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raided Canada’s secretive cyberspy agency to find a new national security adviser. He’s named Greta Bossenmaier, currently chief of the Communica...
May 07, 2018