Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trees being burned on border of Jasper park to combat mountain pine beetle
EDMONTON - Foresters and provincial officials are burning tens of thousands of trees east of Jasper National Park to try to slow the spread of mountain pine beetles. “There’s a lot more ac...
Jan 18, 2018
Tim Hortons protests to expand beyond Ontario, 50 rallies planned across Canada
TORONTO - Protesters angered by some Ontario Tim Hortons franchisees who slashed workers’ benefits and breaks after the province raised its minimum wage plan to spread their rallies to other are...
Jan 18, 2018
Gas plants verdict expected Friday; ex-premier's top aides to learn fate
TORONTO - Two former top political aides will find out on Friday whether they are criminally responsible for the destruction of documents related to Ontario’s gas plants scandal. Ontario court J...
Jan 18, 2018
Body mix-up at Nova Scotia funeral home 'unacceptable,' minister says
HALIFAX - The recent mix-up of bodies at a Nova Scotia funeral home is unacceptable and should never happen again, a provincial cabinet minister said Thursday. Service Nova Scotia Minister Geoff MacLe...
Jan 18, 2018
Crown appeals ruling ending N.S. fraud case because of 'careless' RCMP
HALIFAX - The Crown is appealing a Nova Scotia ruling that threw out a decade-long, $1.5-million-dollar fraud case because of what the judge said were “indefensible” RCMP investigation met...
Jan 18, 2018
Forever young Paul Rudd named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Actor and screenwriter Paul Rudd has been named 2018 Man of the Year by the nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization at Harvard University. Hasty Pudding said Thursd...
Jan 18, 2018
Man, 66, charged with first-degree murder in disappearance of two Toronto men
TORONTO - Months after dismissing growing fears about a potential serial killer prowling Toronto’s gay village, police said Thursday they have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the ...
Jan 18, 2018
Bids for paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley hit $1K
TULSA, Okla. - A paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley six decades ago in Tulsa is being auctioned on eBay for more than $1,000. North Carolina resident Wade Jones is a collector of all things Elv...
Jan 18, 2018
Whales, dolphins will no longer be displayed at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - Whales, dolphins and porpoises will no longer be kept at Vancouver’s aquarium, a move that animal advocates say is a step toward the end of cetaceans in captivity. The Vancouver Aqua...
Jan 18, 2018
Police: 5 killed, 1 injured in New Mexico helicopter crash
RATON, N.M. - A helicopter crashed in a mountainous rural area of northern New Mexico, killing five people and seriously injuring the sixth person aboard, a New Mexico State Police spokeswoman said Th...
Jan 18, 2018