Category Archives: Canadian Press
Costas wins Hall's Frick Award for baseball broadcasting
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As a boy, Bob Costas took a cross-country drive with his dad, delighting in spinning the radio dial and listening “through the crackle and static” to broadcasts fr...
Dec 13, 2017
Halifax police charge 66-year-old man with manslaughter in manor pushing death
HALIFAX - A 66-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to a pushing death of a fellow resident at a Halifax apartment complex. Edward Ernest Corbett of Halifax was scheduled to app...
Dec 13, 2017
CNN says Anderson Cooper's Twitter account apparently hacked
NEW YORK - CNN says Anderson Cooper’s Twitter account was hacked after a since-removed tweet from his handle called the president a “tool” and a “pathetic loser” followin...
Dec 13, 2017
Here we go again: ABBA exhibition takes visitors back to 70s
LONDON - ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus says a new London exhibition about the Swedish pop group took him right back to the 1970s - and he realized some things haven’t changed. Abba: Super Troupers ...
Dec 13, 2017
Former 'Apprentice' star Omarosa denies White House firing
WASHINGTON - Former “Apprentice” star Omarosa denies she was fired from her job at the White House - and she’s teasing that she has stories to tell about what she’s seen and he...
Dec 13, 2017
'Inflammatory' claims cited in appeal of Saskatchewan swimming mishap settlement
REGINA - The University of Regina is appealing a jury’s decision that awarded $9.1 million to a woman who was left a quadriplegic after a swimming accident at the school. Miranda Biletski was 16...
Dec 13, 2017
Meal-kit trend grows into $120M industry in Canada
Matthew Richardson decided it was finally time to change his cooking habits. After moving in with his girlfriend this past summer, Richardson, 36, figured they should put a stop to their frequent eati...
Dec 13, 2017
New Brunswick to seek new fuel source to replace coal in major power plant
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Crown-owned power utility will spend up to $7 million to find a new fuel source for its Belledune coal-fired generating station - with the aim of eliminating coal b...
Dec 13, 2017
Sexual masochism expert takes stand at murder trial in death of off-duty cop
HALIFAX - Christopher Garnier’s defence lawyer attempted Wednesday to bolster his assertion that Const. Catherine Campbell died after asking to be choked, and to explain why his client doesnR...
Dec 13, 2017
What legal weed stores will look like: 'Very chic, very modern, very clean-cut'
This is what the end of cannabis prohibition will look like in New Brunswick: An upscale showroom with black ceilings, grey walls and a once-illicit drug displayed in brightly lit glass cases. “...
Dec 13, 2017