Category Archives: Canadian Press

States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans
SEATTLE - A federal judge in Seattle hearing arguments over a settlement that allows a Texas company to post online plans for printing 3D guns said Tuesday the overall issue of such untraceable plasti...
Aug 21, 2018

Agents with expired vests vented, prepared for 'misfortune'
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents and supervisors raised repeated concerns about expired body armour for more than a year before a union grievance was filed this May, publi...
Aug 21, 2018

Video figures in Penn State frat death preliminary hearing
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Security camera footage from the night a pledge suffered fatal injuries inside a Penn State fraternity house is again key evidence as prosecutors seek to convince a judge they have e...
Aug 21, 2018

Liu breaks 50-meter backstroke world record at Asian Games
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Liu Xiang swam a world-record time of 26.98 seconds to win the women’s 50-meter backstroke gold medal on Tuesday night at the Asian Games. The 21-year-old Liu, who prefers s...
Aug 21, 2018

Air Canada-led consortium signs deal to buy Aeroplan program from Aimia
MONTREAL - An Air Canada-led consortium has reached a $450-million deal to acquire the Aeroplan loyalty program from Aimia Inc., earning plaudits from analysts but leaving questions about Aimia’...
Aug 21, 2018

Irving Oil signs deal to acquire Irish-based group of energy companies
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Oil is expanding its reach with agreements to acquire an Irish-based energy marketing and distribution group of companies. The New Brunswick-based Irving said Tuesday it has ...
Aug 21, 2018

New Brunswick had surplus last year, auditor says days ahead of election call
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Liberal government got some good pre-election news today: The auditor general says the province actually had a surplus last year. Audited financial statements, rele...
Aug 21, 2018

'It doesn't heal as quickly as the bones': trauma survivors group offers peer support
TORONTO - Wednesday marks one month since a gunman went on a shooting rampage on a bustling street in Toronto’s Greektown, leaving two dead and 13 injured. Yet for these survivors, the trauma re...
Aug 21, 2018

Scheer going to India to 'repair' relationship after 'disastrous' Trudeau trip
OTTAWA - Six months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy prowess was pummelled by a disorganized state visit to India, his chief opponent is heading to New Delhi to try to “...
Aug 21, 2018
Toronto Zoo welcomes news addition - a baby pygmy hippopotamus
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus. Kindia, a 12-year-old female, gave birth to a female calf late Friday night. The zoo says the species is...
Aug 21, 2018