Category Archives: Canadian Press
Healthy roster, mind games and Steenbergen all things to look for v. Switzerland
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Canada finished first in Group A at the world junior hockey championship, setting up a quarterfinal matchup against Switzerland on Tuesday afternoon. Here are three things to know head...
Jan 2, 2018
Police say thieves used backhoe to smash into pharmacy, steal precriptions
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - They’re being dubbed the ‘Backhoe Bandits.’ Newfoundland police say a pair of alleged thieves resorted to some unusual tactics to break into a pharmacy in St...
Jan 2, 2018
Volunteers rush to beach to help whale: 'I had to ask people to slow down'
HALIFAX - Dozens of volunteers - including surfers, police, fisheries officials and passersby - raced to a Nova Scotia beach on New Year’s Day to help return a stranded pilot whale back to sea. ...
Jan 2, 2018
Russian army demonstrates latest weapon: Cuddly puppies
MOSCOW - The Russian Armed Forces has unveiled its latest cutting-edge weapon in a New Year’s greetings video: cuddly puppies. After a year of showing off its military might in Syria, the Defenc...
Jan 2, 2018
Guy Fieri's Times Square restaurant closes for good
NEW YORK - A restaurant run by television star and celebrity chef Guy Fieri in the heart of New York City’s Times Square has shut its doors for good. The restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen...
Jan 2, 2018
Bitter cold tests winter-wise, delivers shock to South
INDIANAPOLIS - Bitterly cold temperatures gripped much of the nation on Tuesday, testing the mettle of even winter-wise northerners and delivering a shock to those accustomed to far milder weather in ...
Jan 2, 2018
BC Hydro restores power to most customers in Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - BC Hydro is in the home stretch in its efforts to restore electricity to customers left in the dark because of intense ice storms that swept through the Fraser Valley last week. The...
Jan 2, 2018
In the news today, Jan. 2
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 2 --- CREATE NEW BORDER AGENCY WATCHDOG: REPORT The Trudeau government should create a new watchdog to handle public complaints about the Canada Border Servic...
Jan 2, 2018
Much of Canada in a deep freeze as Maritimes brace for 'fairly intense' storm
HALIFAX - Canada’s East Coast is in the crosshairs of an intense winter storm, with forecasters warning the system could be stronger than a Christmas Day blast that left more than 150,000 custom...
Jan 2, 2018
'It hurts my heart:' Social worker pushing for Alex Alerts for at-risk children
CALGARY - A British Columbia social worker says she won’t abandon her fight for a national alert system to prevent at-risk children from disappearing when their families unexpectedly relocate to...
Jan 2, 2018