Category Archives: Canadian Press

Snatched by hungry eagle, little dog lives to bark the tale
Felipe Rodriguez says he thought he was hallucinating when an eagle snatched his sister’s little white dog from her yard, flapped its massive wings and disappeared over the trees. Did he really ...
Jan 4, 2018
Brazilian women break taboo to talk about illegal abortions
RIO DE JANEIRO - The doctor was late. So the women sat quietly in the waiting area of a clinic in an upscale neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro until they were overcome by thoughts of what they were abou...
Jan 4, 2018

Sessions terminates US policy that let legal pot flourish
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration threw the burgeoning movement to legalize marijuana into uncertainty Thursday as it lifted an Obama-era policy that kept federal authorities from cracking down on...
Jan 4, 2018
Powerball jumps to $550M after no winning tickets sold
DES MOINES, Iowa - No winning tickets were sold for the $460 million Powerball drawing. The winning numbers selected Wednesday night were 2, 18, 37, 39 and 42, and the Powerball number was 12. The jac...
Jan 4, 2018
Washington sues Motel 6 for giving guest information to US
SEATTLE - Washington’s attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging the national budget chain disclosed the private information of thousands of its guests to U.S. immigration authorities...
Jan 4, 2018
Shaking, no damage in San Francisco Bay Area quake
San Francisco Bay Area residents were shaken out of their slumber by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake that was felt over a wide area but caused no major damage early Thursday. The quake struck at 2:39 a.m. ...
Jan 4, 2018
Faces of war: Who are the men in soldier's WWII sketches?
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Before the Army’s 27th Infantry Division was decimated in a bloody World War II battle, Stan Dube sketched portraits of his fellow soldiers. The 17 drawings were forgott...
Jan 4, 2018
Pentagon: Trump agrees to delay US-South Korean exercises
WASHINGTON - In a possible opening for diplomacy, the Trump administration on Thursday agreed to delay joint military exercises with South Korea until after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Hours late...
Jan 4, 2018
American charged with subversion in Zimbabwe freed 'for now'
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A Zimbabwean court on Thursday freed “for now” an American woman charged with subversion for allegedly describing the former president on Twitter as a “sick man....
Jan 4, 2018

Toronto realtors close 2017 with weak sales, small price increase in December
TORONTO - The Greater Toronto Area real estate market closed out 2017 with a big drop in December home sales, which were down 7.1 per cent from the previous year and down nearly 33 per cent from Novem...
Jan 4, 2018