Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario animal welfare agency lays 14 animal cruelty charges against mink farm
STOUFFVILLE, Ont. - Ontario’s animal welfare agency has laid 14 cruelty charges against an unnamed mink farm. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it began an invest...
May 11, 2018
Alaska residents get false tsunami warning on TV, radio
JUNEAU, Alaska - Many Alaska residents were mistakenly warned on TV and on the radio Friday morning of a tsunami threat along the West Coast of the United States, from San Diego to Alaska’s Aleu...
May 11, 2018
Maurice (Mom) Boucher gets 10 years for murder conspiracy involving rival
MONTREAL - A former Hells Angels boss already serving a life sentence in the death of two Quebec prison guards has been given a 10-year prison term for conspiring to kill another underworld figure. Qu...
May 11, 2018
Central bank No. 2 says more diversity at policy table is key in modern economy
TORONTO - The Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor is calling for more diverse perspectives at the policy decision-making table to avoid falling into an “echo chamber” that reinforces t...
May 11, 2018
NAFTA: Ministers part ways before all-important session next week
WASHINGTON - NAFTA negotiators parted ways for the weekend with multiple issues still unresolved and mere days left before what’s being described as an unofficial deadline for getting a deal thi...
May 11, 2018
Injured Humboldt Broncos player signs with York University's hockey team
SASKATOON - One of the hockey players who was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is taking his first step to getting back on the ice. Kaleb Dahlgren, 20, has committed to play for the Lions hoc...
May 11, 2018
Guard killed, British tourists abducted in Congo's Virunga
KINSHASA, Congo - One wildlife park guard was killed and two British tourists and their driver were abducted in Virunga National Park in Congo, a park spokesman said Friday. Their vehicle was ambushed...
May 11, 2018
Biopic of Brazil evangelical bishop breaks box office record
SAO PAULO - A biopic about the man who founded one of Brazil’s largest evangelical churches has sold more tickets than any other film in recent memory in the South American country. But some hav...
May 11, 2018
Muslim woman makes peace with police officer who made Islamophobic comments
HALIFAX - A Muslim activist says she has made peace with a Halifax police officer who made Islamophobic comments on social media. Rana Zaman complained to police after seeing an officer’s commen...
May 11, 2018
Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo' win big at Blues Music Awards in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ and Rick Estrin are among the winners of this year’s Blues Music Awards. The annual awards celebrating blues music were handed out Thursday in Me...
May 11, 2018