Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tourists frustrated as Eiffel Tower closes in peak season
PARIS - The August sun sparkles on the Seine River beyond the imposing Eiffel Tower. But the many visitors who descended on the beloved Paris monument Thursday at the peak of the summer tourist season...
Aug 02, 2018
Germany: 4 men on trial over darknet child porn site
BERLIN - Four men have gone on trial in Germany over their alleged involvement in running a child pornography platform that authorities took offline last year. News agency dpa reported that the defend...
Aug 02, 2018

Veterinarian warns dog owners on cannabis risks, saying cases come in weekly
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A veterinarian is warning dog owners to be careful with cannabis, saying her clinic is treating about one dog per week for marijuana toxicity. Dr. Maggie Brown-Bury said it...
Aug 02, 2018
B.C. overdose deaths drop in June, more than 100 still dying each month
VANCOUVER - The latest overdose statistics in British Columbia show a dip in the number of suspected illicit drug deaths in June compared with the same month a year earlier, but the death toll remains...
Aug 02, 2018

911 call amid training at base sets off active shooter fears
DAYTON, Ohio - A 911 call at a sprawling Air Force base on Thursday sent armoured vehicles and unmarked police cars rushing to a medical centre where people hid behind locked doors until authorities d...
Aug 02, 2018

William Nylander looking for long-term deal with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - William Nylander made it clear he wants to stay in Toronto for the long haul. Now it’s up to the restricted free agent’s representatives and Maple leafs general manager Kyle Duba...
Aug 02, 2018
Fewer buyers, more choice, push Vancouver home sales to lowest level since 2000
VANCOUVER - Home sales in July across Metro Vancouver tumbled to their lowest level in 18 years in statistics compiled by the real estate board, but prices remained steady since last month. The Greate...
Aug 02, 2018

McKenna's anti-plastics push on Twitter running afoul of local businesses
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s campaign against plastic straws is fodder for her Twitter critics this week after she twice posted incorrectly that local Ottawa restaurants hav...
Aug 02, 2018
New power transmission towers connect Muskrat Falls, mainland Nova Scotia
AULD’S COVE, N.S. - Nova Scotia Power says it has completed installation of six new transmission towers that will carry electricity from Labrador’s Muskrat Falls hydroelectric megaproject ...
Aug 02, 2018
Lowe, Timberlake, Cannon involved in new TV game shows
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Rob Lowe, Justin Timberlake and Nick Cannon are getting into the game-show business. The trio is involved in three shows debuting during the upcoming season on Fox. Lowe is hos...
Aug 02, 2018