Category Archives: Canadian Press
Indigenous Affairs to give documents to PBO, despite claims they did not exist
OTTAWA - Despite having originally denied their existence, the federal Indigenous Affairs Department said Wednesday it will give the parliamentary budget office a collection of documents relevant to F...
Oct 05, 2016
Call for rules on armed drones highlights Canadian debate over such weapons
OTTAWA - Canada has joined dozens of other countries in calling for clearer rules around the sale and use of armed drones, even as the government debates whether the military should acquire such weapo...
Oct 05, 2016
Quebec judge muzzles Montreal pit bull law, grants stay until other hearing is held
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal’s push to ban new pit bulls suffered another setback Wednesday when a judge ruled parts of its legislation can’t be introduced until a court hearing is held...
Oct 05, 2016
Yet another failed attempt to save six stranded dolphins in New Brunswick
LAMEQUE, N.B. - Animal rescue crews are considering other plans after another failed attempt to herd six stranded dolphins out of a shallow waterway in northern New Brunswick. Federal fisheries depart...
Oct 05, 2016
Comaneci, MMA star St-Pierre to help sell world gymnastics championships
MONTREAL - Bringing in 1976 Olympics great Nadia Comaneci as a spokesperson for the world gymnastics championships was a natural, but mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre was a surprise. The two ...
Oct 05, 2016
Bad Blood: Rangers and Blue Jays renew their rivalry with another ALDS showdown
TORONTO - The bad blood between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays has been on a steady boil since Jose Bautista’s infamous bat flip in last year’s American League Division Series. A ...
Oct 05, 2016
Fox anchor, Hasbro end suit over toy hamster with same names
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Fox News anchor has settled a $5 million lawsuit against Hasbro for a toy hamster that had her name and she claims was designed to look like her. Harris Faulkner sued Pawtucket, R...
Oct 05, 2016
Caitlyn Jenner first Kardashian clan member to speak
NEW YORK - As Kim Kardashian West remains in seclusion and off social media after her Paris ordeal, Caitlyn Jenner became the first family member to post about the armed robbery, sending well wishes t...
Oct 05, 2016
Vice presidential debate seen by 35.6 million viewers
NEW YORK - More than half of the 84 million viewers who flocked last week to the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton found something else to do when their respective run...
Oct 05, 2016
Hurricane Matthew expected to spare Maritimes and veer into Atlantic Ocean
HALIFAX - Despite its brawn and fury, hurricane Matthew no longer poses much of a threat to Canada’s East Coast, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Wednesday after it dropped a tropical cyclone ...
Oct 05, 2016