Category Archives: Canadian Press
Federal government needs to listen harder to scientists: letter
Three of Canada’s top environmental scientists want the federal government to listen harder to what their studies are saying about the future. In a letter released Monday, they say they want pol...
Dec 03, 2018
NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex pulled within 12 ...
Dec 03, 2018
Reused rocket takes off carrying 64 satellites
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A SpaceX rocket carrying 64 small satellites lifted off from California on Monday, marking the first time the same Falcon 9 rocket has been used in three space miss...
Dec 03, 2018
Scheer promises more funding for police forces to combat gun and gang violence
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising more money for police to combat gun and gang violence and says he will audit Canadian jail programs to make sure inmates are ready to rejoin soc...
Dec 03, 2018
Beloved gift shop turtle celebrates 50th birthday party
BRISTOL, N.H. - A turtle given to a bedridden little boy in New Hampshire back in 1968 has celebrated her 50th birthday with party hats, a sheet cake with the right number of candles and many well-wis...
Dec 03, 2018
Beloved gift shop turtle celebrates 50th birthday party
BRISTOL, N.H. - A turtle given to a bedridden little boy in New Hampshire back in 1968 celebrated her 50th birthday with party hats, a sheet cake with the right number of candles and many well-wishers...
Dec 03, 2018
Second group interested in developing LeBreton Flats as Melnyk-backed proposal flounders
OTTAWA - A second group has expressed its interest in developing Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats, and it says an NHL arena is part of its plan. DevCore Group, which submitted a bid to develop the area n...
Dec 03, 2018
Software glitch affected hundreds of patients across Canada, Telus says
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Patients across the country may have missed seeing timely medical results because of a software issue involving an electronic medical record program. Most of the patients were...
Dec 03, 2018
Former Roughrider pleads guilty to pot possession, gets absolute discharge
SASKATOON - A former wide receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been given an absolute discharge after admitting to marijuana possession. Duron Carter’s lawyer appeared in Saskatoon pro...
Dec 03, 2018
Where are the drones? Amazon's customers are still waiting
Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people’s doorsteps by now. Amazon customers are still waiting. And it’s unclear when, if ever, t...
Dec 03, 2018