Category Archives: Canadian Press
Individuals with autism need support, resources as they age: report
TORONTO - A think tank formed to understand the challenges faced by autistic seniors says there are few resources in place to address their specific needs. A new report from the Aging and Autism Think...
Apr 05, 2018
Minnesota's Pawlenty seeks return to governor's mansion
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Thursday he will run for his old job, ending months of speculation about a return to politics following his short-lived 2012 presidential...
Apr 05, 2018
Family shows off singing chops with 'Les Miserables' song
FRUIT HEIGHTS, Utah - Response to a Utah family’s rendition of a song from the long-running musical “Les Miserables” is growing on Facebook. Jayson LeBaron says his family had gather...
Apr 05, 2018
Two confident clubs collide as Impact face Revolution at Gillette Stadium
Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde and his New England Revolution counterpart Brad Friedel have had similar effect on the teams they took over this season. Both made major player changes, banishing some...
Apr 05, 2018
The face of bloody protests in Venezuela moves on in NY
NEW YORK - When Wuilly Arteaga takes his violin out of its brown case and starts playing Rihanna’s “This Is What You Came For” near the platform of a busy Manhattan subway station, s...
Apr 05, 2018
Lou Diamond Phillips pleads guilty to drunk driving in Texas
SINTON, Texas - Actor Lou Diamond Phillips has been banned from drinking alcohol for two years after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in Texas. Phillips was also sentenced to two years of ...
Apr 05, 2018
Canada not on board plan to ban "dirty fuel" use on Arctic shipping routes
OTTAWA - The Canadian government wants more study on the impact of eliminating heavy fuel oil in the Arctic before it signs onto an international agreement to ban its use there. Sixteen months ago, Pr...
Apr 05, 2018
Stolen New Brunswick puppies are unweaned 'and could die if not located'
FREDERICTON - Someone has stolen three unweaned puppies from a New Brunswick farm - and RCMP warn the dogs’ lives are in danger if they’re not returned. Investigators say it’s believ...
Apr 05, 2018
B.C. review draws link between corrections system and some overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - Two-thirds of people who fatally overdosed in British Columbia during a 19-month period were involved with the corrections system, says a panel that reviewed a skyrocketing number of illic...
Apr 05, 2018
Three Ontario Liberals, including two ministers, won't be seeking re-election
TORONTO - Ontario’s governing Liberals are scrambling to fill major gaps in their roster just two months before a spring vote after several long-serving legislators, including cabinet ministers,...
Apr 05, 2018