Category Archives: Canadian Press
Elephant seals take over California beach during shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO - A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there was no staff to discourage the animals from congregating in the popular to...
Jan 30, 2019
Zimbabwe pastor freed on bail says hundreds in jail need aid
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A Zimbabwe pastor and activist charged with subversion was released on bail after more than a week on Wednesday and said he needs a doctor - as do hundreds of people still in jail w...
Jan 30, 2019
Montreal lightweight John Makdessi to face Haqparast at UFC show in Nashville
TORONTO - Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi will face German Nasrat Haqparast on March 23 at a televised UFC card in Nashville. Makdessi (16-6-0) was slated to fight Diego Ferreira at UFC ...
Jan 30, 2019
Moosehead Breweries donates to make Saskatchewan's Mac the Moose tallest again
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A New Brunswick brewery has donated $25,000 to the cause of making a beloved Saskatchewan moose statue the tallest in the world once again. Trevor Grant, with Moosehead Breweries, s...
Jan 30, 2019
Witness bolsters Oland defence on timing of multi-millionaire's murder
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A man working in the building where Richard Oland was beaten to death says he heard a loud crash and thumping noises coming from the murder scene, a Saint John trial was told Wednes...
Jan 30, 2019
'Who was the aggressor?' Defence lawyer argues bus driver went after passenger
WINNIPEG - A defence lawyer is arguing that a bus driver stabbed to death in a fight with a passenger could have pulled out the knife that he was eventually killed with. Evan Roitenberg told jurors th...
Jan 30, 2019
Canadian MPs condemn Netflix for using Lac-Megantic images in Bird Box
OTTAWA - Netflix should compensate the people of Lac-Megantic for using footage of the 2013 rail disaster there in fictional dramas, Canada’s members of Parliament have agreed unanimously. The m...
Jan 30, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign Canadian-born safety Mike Daly to deal
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed Canadian safety Mike Daly on Wednesday. The native of Kitchener, Ont., was scheduled to become a free agent next month. Daly, 28, appeared in all of Hamilton’s ...
Jan 30, 2019
Plan to buy more fighter jets puts Canada on hook for bigger share of F-35 costs
OTTAWA - Canada is being forced to shoulder a bigger share of the costs of developing F-35 fighter jets even though it has not decided whether it will actually buy any. Canada is one of nine partner c...
Jan 30, 2019
Milo Ventimiglia named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Milo Ventimiglia, who stars as Jack Pearson in the award-winning hit television drama “This is Us,” was named 2019 Man of the Year Wednesday by Harvard University’...
Jan 30, 2019