Category Archives: Canadian Press
One winter storm passes another looms as warnings posted on B.C.'s south coast
VANCOUVER - Thousands of students across much of Vancouver Island and parts of British Columbia’s south coast were off school Monday as the region recovered from a winter wallop and prepared for...
Feb 11, 2019

Hulu making Howard the Duck and 4 more Marvel animated shows
PASADENA, Calif. - Hulu is teaming with Marvel to make four separate animated series based on comic book characters like Howard the Duck. Director Kevin Smith and comics Chelsea Handler and Patton Osw...
Feb 11, 2019

Stampeders GM 'optimistic' star QB Bo Levi Mitchell will stay in Calgary
Calgary Stampeders general manager John Hufnagel feels optimistic he can re-sign quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. The CFL star is among several players scheduled to become free agents Tuesday. “He&...
Feb 11, 2019

Dapper Dan seeks accountability amid calls for Gucci boycott
NEW YORK - Fashion collaborator Daniel “Dapper Dan” Day is seeking accountability as other celebrities call for boycotts of Gucci after the fashion house apologized for producing a sweater...
Feb 11, 2019

Federal Conservative leader looking to break Liberal hold on New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is on a campaign-style swing through New Brunswick as the party seeks to make gains in a province and region where it was shut out last time. The Libera...
Feb 11, 2019
More immigrants sue US over end to protected status
Immigrants from Honduras and Nepal have filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration unfairly ended a program that lets them live and work in the United States. The lawsuit filed late Sunday in f...
Feb 11, 2019

Minister of Sport hints at big changes for handling of abuse cases
TORONTO - There could be a major shift in the way sexual abuse and harassment cases are handled in Canadian amateur sport. Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport, hinted Monday th...
Feb 11, 2019
Dozens of Mexican 'modern day slaves' freed by police in Ontario
Dozens of Mexican “modern day slaves” who were allegedly forced to work as cleaners at vacation properties in Ontario for as little as $50 per month have been freed and offered legitimate ...
Feb 11, 2019
Police: Mom killed toddler because he wouldn't eat, listen
BRIDGETON, N.J. - A New Jersey woman accused of killing her toddler son told police she struck the boy because he wouldn’t eat or listen, according to a criminal complaint. Nakira Griner is char...
Feb 11, 2019
Not a rom-com: Mom scouting date for son draws campus ire
TOWSON, Md. - It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and at Towson University in Maryland a mother has been trying so hard to find a date for her son that police are concerned. The Baltimore Sun rep...
Feb 11, 2019