Category Archives: Canadian Press
Barber joins list of Canadians involved in 'party drug' controversies
TORONTO - World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has been stripped of his 2016 Canadian title after he tested positive for trace amounts of cocaine. According to the ruling from the Sport Dispute Re...
Oct 06, 2016
Police in St. John's seek info on posters warning parents about 'sex offender'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland are looking for information about posters put up near two schools in St. John’s warning parents about an alleged sex offender. They include a phot...
Oct 06, 2016
Arctic warms: Some territories now open to carbon tax talk, want break for North
The Arctic may be warming to the federal government’s plan to implement a national carbon tax. All three territorial leaders were firmly opposed to any talk of a price on carbon just months ago ...
Oct 06, 2016
Judge orders eBay to pay Montrealers $86,700 after cancelling sneaker auction
MONTREAL - A judge has ordered eBay to pay two Montreal brothers more than $86,000 after the online auction giant took down their advertisement for a pair of highly prized Nike sneakers. Kevin Mofo Mo...
Oct 06, 2016
Obama honours Stanley Cup winners at White House
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama honoured the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House on Thursday for completing what he described as one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the history of th...
Oct 06, 2016
'No current risk' after mosquito that can transmit Zika found in Ont.: officials
WINDSOR, Ont. - Health officials say there’s “no current risk” after a mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika virus to humans was found in the Windsor, Ont., area. Four Ae...
Oct 06, 2016
Flooding threatens US coasts well ahead of Hurricane Matthew
MIAMI - The major threat to the Southeast U.S. won’t be Hurricane Matthew’s pummeling winds, which newer buildings have been constructed to withstand. It will be water - the deadly storm s...
Oct 06, 2016
Jurors begins to deliberate in case against police officers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jurors began deliberating Thursday in a murder case against two former New Mexico police officers who prosecutors said killed a mentally ill homeless man as he tried to surrender a...
Oct 06, 2016
Osuna shoulder has Blue Jays add relief pitchers as insurance for ALDS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Looking for insurance in case closer Roberto Osuna’s sore shoulder doesn’t come around, the Toronto Blue Jays loaded up on relief pitchers for their American League Divi...
Oct 06, 2016
Operator of Nova Scotia to Maine ferry carried over 35,000 passengers
HALIFAX - The new operator of Nova Scotia’s taxpayer-funded ferry from Yarmouth, N.S., to Portland, Maine, says more than 35,000 passengers used the service in its inaugural season - a figure we...
Oct 06, 2016