Category Archives: Canadian Press

Mylan launching cheaper, generic version of EpiPen
Mylan will start selling a cheaper version of its EpiPen after absorbing waves of criticism over a list price for the emergency allergy treatment that has grown to $608 for a two-pack, making it unaff...
Aug 29, 2016

Kerry Washington: 'Two pregnancies have been very different'
LOS ANGELES - “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes didn’t know that star Kerry Washington had another baby on the way when a less-is-more plan was put in place for season six of the polit...
Aug 29, 2016

Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in Norway
STOCKHOLM - More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway. The Norwegian Environment Agency has released eerie images showing a jumble of reindeer carcasses scattered acr...
Aug 29, 2016

Kaepernick will sit through anthem until there's change
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant...
Aug 29, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Aug. 29
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- CANADA POST, CUPW STILL TALKING The threat of possible job action by Canada Post workers is on hold for at least 24 hours. The Canadian Union...
Aug 29, 2016

3 Canadian cruise ship passengers charged in Sydney in $23 million cocaine case
SYDNEY, Australia - Three Canadian cruise ship passengers were charged with drug smuggling Monday after police in Australia allegedly found 95 kilograms of cocaine in their cabin luggage. The haul val...
Aug 29, 2016
HRW: Iraqi militias recruiting children ahead of Mosul push
IRBIL, Iraq - Iraqi militias are recruiting children from camps for civilians displaced by conflict ahead of the long-awaited operation to retake militant-held Mosul, according to a report from Human ...
Aug 29, 2016
NEB review hearing into Energy East Pipeline to begin in Montreal today
MONTREAL - The National Energy Board’s review of the Energy East Pipeline is heading into what could be hostile territory when hearings resume today in Montreal. First up to speak will be Mayor ...
Aug 29, 2016

Fraud case of ex-Quebec deputy premier Normandeau put off until Sept. 28
QUEBEC - The fraud case of former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau will resume in late September. Normandeau and six co-accused appeared in a Quebec City courtroom for the first time on Monda...
Aug 29, 2016
Trudeau ends Harper's tradition of attending Arctic military exercise
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to China on Monday, adding to the long list of countries he has visited since winning last year’s federal election. Yet there’s one place c...
Aug 29, 2016