Category Archives: Canadian Press
Daltrey, Steve Miller Band added to Tanglewood summer lineup
LENOX, Mass. - The Who frontman Roger Daltrey, the Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton and Andy Grammer are among the artists added to Tanglewood’s Popular Artists series this summer. The summer h...
Jan 24, 2018
CEO says company working to stop 'Tide pod challenge'
NEW YORK - Procter & Gamble says it’s working to stop the “Tide Pod challenge,” a social media-fueled trend in which teenagers eat single-load laundry detergent packets. The Amer...
Jan 24, 2018

NDP criticizes way Liberals added abortion rights criteria to jobs program
OTTAWA - The federal NDP is joining the criticism of the Trudeau government’s decision to force groups applying for summer-job grants to affirm their respect for a woman’s right to have an...
Jan 24, 2018

Former Tory cabinet minister, leadership contender Leitch to quit politics
OTTAWA - Failed Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says she won’t seek re-election in 2019. Leitch gained notoriety during the leadership race for her controversial proposal to scre...
Jan 24, 2018
Militants attack Afghan offices of children's NGO, killing 3
KABUL - Militants stormed the offices of Save the Children in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two security guards and a civilian, and triggering a shootout with police that was still underwa...
Jan 24, 2018

Aurora-CanniMed $1B cannabis deal puts pressure on competitors
Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s friendly billion-dollar deal to buy rival licensed producer CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. marks the biggest acquisition the marijuana sector has seen and puts pressure on the...
Jan 24, 2018
Vandal damages Field of Dreams site in eastern Iowa
DYERSVILLE, Iowa - A vandal has caused thousands of dollars in damage to the Field of Dreams by driving a vehicle onto the site made famous by the 1989 movie. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that...
Jan 24, 2018
Tennys Sandgren blasts media in final shot at Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - After losing in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, Tennys Sandgren saved his final shot of the tournament for the media. Sandgren opened his news conference followi...
Jan 24, 2018

Toronto broke visitor records in 2017, 43.7 million visitors spent $8.8 billion
TORONTO - An industry association says tourism in Toronto is booming, with a record 43.7 million people coming to the city last year and spending more than $8.8 billion. Tourism Toronto says the numbe...
Jan 24, 2018

Death toll in car bombings in Libya's Benghazi rises to 33
BENGHAZI, Libya - The death toll from a nighttime twin car bombing near a mosque in a residential area of Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi rose to 33 on Wednesday, authorities said. The Tuesday ...
Jan 24, 2018