Category Archives: Canadian Press
No questions asked: Calgary pub wants purloined pig ornament returned
CALGARY - A Calgary pub wants the bacon burglar who took off with Henry the pig to bring him back. Henry is a 14-kilogram Fibreglas ornament that has been a fixture at the Unicorn Pub in the city̵...
Aug 25, 2016
WGN hit series 'Underground' moves production to Georgia
ATLANTA - The second season of WGN America’s drama series “Underground” has moved filming to southeast Georgia. “Underground” will begin production of the new 10-episode ...
Aug 25, 2016
Canadians with allergies not subject to same EpiPen price hike as U.S. consumers
TORONTO - The skyrocketing price for the rescue medication carried by people at risk for potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis has created a furor in the U.S., but there’s no need for Canadia...
Aug 25, 2016
The racism speech: Clinton devotes entire address to tagging Trump as a racist
WASHINGTON - One of the Internet’s most fertile sites for racist political posts was ready for action Thursday. Amid word Hillary Clinton was planning a speech about the spread of racism in Amer...
Aug 25, 2016
Ray has received much advice about how to prevent injury after passing
TORONTO - Ricky Ray is back healthy again with no shortage of advice about how to stay that way. Ray will return to the lineup Wednesday when Toronto hosts the B.C. Lions after missing three games wit...
Aug 25, 2016
Ontario police close investigation into death of 19-year-old soldier
OWEN SOUND, Ont. - Police in Ontario say their investigation into the death of a 19-year-old soldier from Nova Scotia has concluded. The Owen Sound Police Service says no foul play is suspected in the...
Aug 25, 2016
Biggest lottery win in Saskatchewan: Woman managed to keep $60M a secret
REGINA - A woman who has won the largest lottery prize ever in Saskatchewan knew something was up the morning she went to check her ticket. Mary Wernicke of Neville says she had “a feeling”...
Aug 25, 2016
Most of remaining Fort McMurray evacuees allowed to go home Wednesday
EDMONTON - Some of the last evacuees from the Fort McMurray wildfire are being allowed to return home after Alberta’s top health officer approved the cleanup of their neighbourhoods. “I am...
Aug 25, 2016
Unnecessary chaos caused in two First Nations by Health Canada memo, leader says
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders expressed dismay Thursday that two communities in northern Ontario were given less than a week’s notice from Health Canada that their federally run nursing station...
Aug 25, 2016
Ex-Wailers members go to court over use of band's name
RICHMOND, Va. - Former members of the Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, which played alongside Bob Marley, are going to court to try to stop the group they left from performing under the same name. As...
Aug 25, 2016