Category Archives: Canadian Press
Putin submits endorsement papers to election authorities
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted the nomination papers required for him to run for re-election. Putin’s visit to the Central Election Commission on Wednesday came a day af...
Dec 27, 2017
Famous hippo Fiona nears 1st birthday after up-and-down year
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Zoo plans to celebrate the first birthday of its famous baby hippo, Fiona, with special treats and a visit by specialists from a children’s hospital who helped her su...
Dec 27, 2017
Florida man says he punched ATM for giving too much cash
COCOA, Fla. - A Florida man told investigators he punched an automatic teller machine because it gave him too much cash. An arrest report says 23-year-old Michael Joseph Oleksik man caused about $5,00...
Dec 27, 2017
Zimbabwe's new leader appoints ex-military commander as VP
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed the country’s former military commander as one of his two vice-presidents, state-run media reported Wednesday, ...
Dec 27, 2017
Non-drinkers pushing bars for better non-alcoholic cocktails
For years, Carolyn Rebeyka has met friends at the same Regina bar every Friday afternoon for drinks. Sometimes they’d be celebrating a birthday or triumph at work, other times it was just to cat...
Dec 27, 2017
Newfoundland hit by winter storm, some ferries cancelled due to high seas
PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - The winds in Channel-Port aux Basques on Newfoundland’s southwestern coast often blow hard, but trucker Terry Osmond says he can’t remember a holiday weekend when ...
Dec 27, 2017
Nova Scotians help Ottawa family have 'best Christmas ever' despite storm
HALIFAX - Their back door blew off in a windstorm, the power went out, and then even the barbecue ran out of propane. But an Ontario family says their first Christmas at their seaside cottage was the ...
Dec 27, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 27
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 27 --- HOCKEY HALL OF FAMER JOHNNY BOWER DIES AT 93 Hockey legend Johnny Bower has died at the age of 93 following a short battle with pneumonia. Bower was...
Dec 27, 2017
Changing tastes prompting new park designs, facilities in Canadian cities
VANCOUVER - Cities across Canada are rethinking their park spaces as play changes, replacing teeter-totters, golf courses and baseball diamonds with space for cricket, pickleball and play structures f...
Dec 27, 2017
Alberta United Conservative leader Kenney looks to build on big wins from 2017
EDMONTON - Fresh off uniting Alberta’s feuding, floundering centre-right to forge a unified opposition, Jason Kenney begins work in 2018 to build on those gains ahead of a provincial election. R...
Dec 27, 2017