Category Archives: Canadian Press
Millions leaving government insurance money on the table?
Millions of Americans who bought individual health insurance outside the Affordable Care Act’s public exchanges may be leaving money on the table if they skip those marketplaces again in picking...
Oct 04, 2016
Interview with Canadian expert who has researched the exotic animals trade
TORONTO - How do exotic animals go from living in the wild to sitting in a cage or tank in someone’s living room halfway around the world? Rosemary Collard, an assistant professor of geography a...
Oct 04, 2016
A child's scraped knee a life or death matter in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco’s parents did what parents do: They gave her a hug, cleaned the wound twice with rubbing alcohol and thought no more...
Oct 04, 2016
Five cases of Canadians caught with exotic animals at border crossings
TORONTO - Wildlife is now the fourth largest illegal trade globally after drugs, counterfeit money and human trafficking, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Here are a few cases where Canadians fac...
Oct 04, 2016
Snakes in socks? Smuggling of exotic animals keeps Canadian authorities busy
BURLINGTON, Ont. - Officers had been watching the shore of the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ont., from outside a nearby church for most of the day when the boat carrying the contraband finally ar...
Oct 04, 2016
members of Parliament want new centre to study first-responder stress and trauma
OTTAWA - MPs are calling for new research centre devoted to the mental health of first responders and other public safety officers grappling with the often disturbing toll of their jobs. Estimates ind...
Oct 04, 2016
Nova Scotia 'will not be implementing a carbon tax,' premier says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier dug in hard against Ottawa’s carbon price scheme Tuesday, saying his province “definitely won’t” impose a carbon tax. Stephen McNeil also ...
Oct 04, 2016
Potential jurors asked about rape case against Derrick Rose
LOS ANGELES - Potential jurors in a $21 million rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose filled out questionnaires Tuesday asking them what they have heard about the case, what their favourite baske...
Oct 04, 2016
Environment audit urges nuclear safety regulator to better track inspections
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog is urging Canada’s nuclear safety regulator to tighten up its inspections, saying paperwork problems are fuelling questions about whether it is scrutinizing facilitie...
Oct 04, 2016
Arrest in killing at
George Stroumboulopoulos's L.A. home
Los Angeles police say a homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a friend of George Stroumboulopoulos who was staying at the television personality’s Hollywood Hills home. LAPD Ca...
Oct 04, 2016