Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Big as my head': Hawaii woman seeks record for huge avocado
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - A Hawaii woman is waiting to hear back from Guinness World Records to find out if the massive avocado she snagged is the world’s largest. Pamela Wang of the Big Island foun...
Dec 5, 2017
Eskimos QB Reilly named to CFL all-star team after winning MVP award
TORONTO - Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly headlined the 2017 class of CFL all-stars announced on Tuesday, a week after earning the league’s most outstanding player award. Running back A...
Dec 5, 2017
Survivors slam disabilities minister; Hehr sorry for 'insulting' comments
OTTAWA - A contrite-sounding Kent Hehr publicly apologized Tuesday to a group of thalidomide survivors who accused the disabilities minister of belittling them and their cause as a “sob story,&#...
Dec 5, 2017
'I know you killed her:' Jury continues watching Garnier interrogation video
HALIFAX - Christopher Garnier sniffled as a police interrogator described how he allegedly treated Catherine Campbell’s body, using a compost bin to dump it in a wooded area, where it was found ...
Dec 5, 2017
Chicken nugget guy, Obama among most retweeted of 2017
NEW YORK - What do a former U.S. president, LeBron James and a guy who really, really likes chicken nuggets have in common? They all made the biggest splash on Twitter this year. Twitter on Tuesday re...
Dec 5, 2017
Tribes: Trump's monument order disrespects native people
SALT LAKE CITY - President Donald Trump’s rare move to shrink two large national monuments in Utah triggered another round of outrage among Native American leaders who vowed to take the fight to...
Dec 5, 2017
Mueller details $6.7M spent in early months of Russia probe
WASHINGTON - The special counsel investigation into possible co-ordination between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election has cost more than $6.7 mill...
Dec 5, 2017
Senate panel approves Jerome Powell as Fed chairman
WASHINGTON - The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump’s selection of Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. The committee vote was 22-1 with...
Dec 5, 2017
Man accused of illegally catching tuna, dumping it in woods
GLOUCESTER, Mass. - A Massachusetts man has been accused of catching a tuna out of season and then dumping its headless 400-pound carcass in the woods. The Gloucester Daily Times reports that 40-year-...
Dec 5, 2017
Athletes 'stand together' with sex assault survivors after players charged
HALIFAX - Some female athletes at St. Francis Xavier University have come up with a remarkable response to sex-assault charges against two members of the varsity football team. Soccer players have lau...
Dec 5, 2017