Category Archives: Canadian Press
Royals join bereaved families in London tower fire memorial
LONDON - Britain’s royals and Prime Minister Theresa May joined survivors and families of those who died in London’s Grenfell Tower fire for a memorial service Thursday for the 71 people k...
Dec 14, 2017
Holy cow! Wandering bovine returned to Philly nativity scene
PHILADELPHIA - A cow in Philadelphia apparently wanted to be away from the manger, as it escaped twice Thursday morning from a church’s live nativity scene. Stormy, a 7-year-old brown and white ...
Dec 14, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 14
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 14 --- PLANE CRASH IN SASKATCHEWAN There were several injuries, but no fatalities, when a twin-engine plane crashed Wednesday evening in northern Saskatchewa...
Dec 14, 2017
'A clear message' UCP Leader Jason Kenney wins Calgary Lougheed byelection
CALGARY - Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney threw down the gauntlet at Premier Rachel Notley late Thursday after an overwhelming byelection victory to earn a seat in the Albert...
Dec 14, 2017
Bertrand Charest's lawyers ask for their client's release from prison
MONTREAL - Lawyers for ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest told Quebec’s top court Thursday their client should be released from prison pending an appeal of his conviction on sex crimes invol...
Dec 14, 2017
Family doctors should learn to treat addiction, not shun patients: scientist
VANCOUVER - Family doctors should be on the front lines of addiction treatment but many are unwilling to learn about substance use even as a national overdose crisis worsens, says the head of medical ...
Dec 14, 2017
Toy makers turn to YouTube influencers to advertise ahead of holidays
VANCOUVER - Like many kids, Ryan spends his time playing with toys. But, unlike most of his peers, millions of people watch the six-year-old boy open and test toys - a performance that has earned him ...
Dec 14, 2017
Companies fret about hazy rules around pot use
TORONTO - Once recreational cannabis use becomes legal, taking a “smoke break” at work could suddenly become much more complicated. At least that’s the fear among some human resource...
Dec 14, 2017
Suicide bomber kills 18 at Somalia police academy
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An Islamic extremist suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed at least 18 people at a police academy in Somalia’s capital on Thursday, authorities said. The Somal...
Dec 13, 2017
Walmart, book distributor suspend ties with Tavis Smiley
NEW YORK - Walmart and a book distributor distanced themselves from Tavis Smiley on Thursday after PBS said an investigation found “troubling allegations” of sexual misconduct by the radio...
Dec 13, 2017