Category Archives: Canadian Press
Seabirds stuck after major East Coast storm pushes them deep inland
SEAFORTH, N.S. - Seabirds rarely seen on land were stuck, stranded and unable to take flight, after being pushed far inland during last week’s violent East Coast windstorm. Many of the seabirds ...
Jan 10, 2018
Seabirds stuck after major East Coast storm pushes them deep inland
SEAFORTH, N.S. - Seabirds rarely seen on land were stuck, stranded and unable to take flight, after being pushed far inland during last week’s violent East Coast windstorm. Many of the seabirds ...
Jan 10, 2018
RCMP seeks cause of illnesses suffered by Canadian diplomats in Cuba: Official
OTTAWA - Eight Canadians required followup medical care after diplomats and family members in Cuba suffered unexplained ailments, a senior Global Affairs official says. A total of 27 people from 10 di...
Jan 10, 2018
Longtime Tim Hortons executive named commissioner of Canadian Premier League
TORONTO - Longtime Tim Hortons executive David Clanachan has been appointed the first chairman and commissioner of the Canadian Premier League. The men’s pro soccer league, which has been on the...
Jan 10, 2018
Canadian voiceover artist Alan Bleviss dead at age 76
TORONTO - Renowned Canadian voiceover artist Alan Bleviss won industry acclaim for bringing a sonorous, honeyed tenor to blockbuster film trailers and TV commercials. And then he lost his dulcet tones...
Jan 10, 2018
More than 100 finches rescued from foreclosed home in Ottawa
An animal rescue group is working to rehome more than 100 small birds found in a foreclosed house in Ottawa. Jill Woods, who runs the Feathered Haven Parrot Rescue in Smiths Falls, Ont., said the bird...
Jan 10, 2018
Dutoit steps down from Royal orchestra amid sex allegations
SAN FRANCISCO - Charles Dutoit has stepped down as artistic director and principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra following multiple allegations of sexual assault, the orchestra said We...
Jan 10, 2018
Women get prominent media jobs in wake of misconduct ousters
NEW YORK - As more than two dozen men have lost media jobs or projects after sexual misconduct accusations in the last several months, their departures have opened doors for a handful of women. The wa...
Jan 10, 2018
Resignations prompt P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan to shuffle his cabinet
CHARLOTTETOWN - Decisions by two senior cabinet ministers to leave politics have prompted a major cabinet shuffle in Prince Edward Island. The changes were announced Wednesday as Finance Minister Alle...
Jan 10, 2018
Despite NAFTA jitters, Canada launches trade broadside against U.S.
WASHINGTON - Prepare for a tense moment in Canada-U.S. relations - with hard bargaining on NAFTA on the horizon prompting nervous glances at Donald Trump to see whether he cancels the agreement, now c...
Jan 10, 2018