Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. man nets fine for trying to smuggle baby lizards across border
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Border officials say a man from Abbotsford, B.C., has been fined after he tried to smuggle six baby lizards into Canada in his shirt. Canada Border Services Agency says in a release...
Dec 14, 2016
Judge: Mistakenly sold Apollo 11 moon mission bag is buyer's
WICHITA, Kan. - A bag used to collect lunar samples during the first manned mission to the moon legally belongs to an Illinois woman who bought it for $995 when it was mistakenly sold during a governm...
Dec 14, 2016
Inmate protests execution drugs as worse than a firing squad
RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia inmate asked a federal court Wednesday to block the state’s plans to execute him next month with lethal injection drugs from a secret compounding pharmacy, suggesting ...
Dec 14, 2016
DNA discovery reignites long-dormant serial killer case
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A new DNA analysis has given more clues to detectives investigating a suspected string of serial killings on Long Island. The analysis, posted on a federal database this week, shows th...
Dec 14, 2016
Colorado school district to allow teachers to arm themselves
DENVER - A rural Colorado school district decided Wednesday night to allow its teachers and other school staff to carry guns on campus to protect students. The Hanover School District 28 board voted 3...
Dec 14, 2016
Stephens, Raddysh score two each as Canada juniors top Czechs 8-0 in exhibition
BOISBRIAND, Que. - With final cuts looming, Canada stormed out of the gate and overwhelmed the Czech Republic 8-0 on Wednesday night in a preparation game for the world junior hockey championship. Mit...
Dec 14, 2016
NBA, players reach tentative agreement on labour deal
MIAMI - The NBA and its players have agreed to keep the most lucrative era in league history rolling. The sides agreed Wednesday in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement, one that could l...
Dec 14, 2016
Perfect 10: Fabregas earns Chelsea 10th straight win in EPL
MANCHESTER, England - Used sparingly by Chelsea during its long run of victories, Cesc Fabregas is providing significant reminders of his enduring value to the English Premier League leaders. Two week...
Dec 14, 2016
Edmonton councillor concerned about hard-to-spell indigenous street names
EDMONTON - The grand chief of Treaty Six First Nations says he is discouraged that an Edmonton city councillor has concerns about naming streets with indigenous words that some people may find hard to...
Dec 14, 2016
Brian Topp, Notley's chief of staff, announces departure amid other changes
EDMONTON - The chief of staff to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is moving on. Brian Topp has announced he is leaving his post and will return to Ontario. He has accepted a fellowship with the Public Po...
Dec 14, 2016