Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nova Scotia launches toll-free phone line for women considering an abortion
HALIFAX - Women considering an abortion in Nova Scotia will soon be able to call a toll-free number to access information, arrange testing and set up an appointment. The phone line will eliminate the ...
Feb 1, 2018
B.C. Lions sign Canadian offensive lineman Steward to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed Canadian offensive lineman Hunter Steward to a contract extension through the 2018 season Thursday. The sis-foot-six, 315-pound Steward was eligible to become a free ...
Feb 1, 2018
Thieves steal portable toilet, internet laughs: 'Police have nothing to go on'
DUTCH SETTLEMENT, N.S. - Someone stole a toilet, and the internet is amused. Nova Scotia RCMP say a Royal Flush portable toilet was stolen from a worksite in Dutch Settlement, northeast of Halifax, so...
Feb 1, 2018
Arizona House kicks out Rep. Don Shooter over sex misconduct
PHOENIX - The Arizona House kicked out Republican Rep. Don Shooter on Thursday because of a lengthy pattern of sexual misconduct, making him the first state lawmaker in the U.S. to be expelled since t...
Feb 1, 2018
Ticats re-sign defensive lineman Capicciotti, release defensive back Davis
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian defensive lineman Justin Capicciotti to a two-year contract extension and released American defensive back Emanuel Davis on Thursday. The six-foot-th...
Feb 1, 2018
New Impact coach Garde hopes fitness solves last season's late-game woes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are banking on fitness as one answer to late-game breakdowns that plagued the Major League Soccer club last season. New coach Remi Garde ran the players hard during the ...
Feb 1, 2018
DaVaris Daniels' father, Phillip, to coach in Super Bowl with Eagles
DaVaris Daniels has more than just a passing interest in the Super Bowl on Sunday. His father, Phillip, is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, who’ll face the New England Patriots a...
Feb 1, 2018
Details trickle out about cultural exemptions in Pacific Rim trade deal
OTTAWA - Canada’s heritage minister is shedding light on some of the details contained in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the federal government agreed to last week. The revised dea...
Feb 1, 2018
UPenn scrubs Wynn name, rescind his and Cosby's degrees
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill...
Feb 1, 2018
Tropical brown booby seabird found shivering, injured, on Victoria waterfront
VICTORIA - An unlikely visitor to Vancouver Island is recovering at an animal rescue centre after being found, shivering and injured, on the Victoria waterfront. The female brown booby is receiving tr...
Feb 1, 2018