Category Archives: Canadian Press
Louisiana's whooping crane comeback: 5 chicks this year
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, La. - In a southwest Louisiana crawfish pond, two endangered whooping crane chicks peck about for crawfish, insects, plants and other food. They’re only 2 months old, but...
Jul 13, 2018
Tours and tattoos mark Friday the 13th
BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. - There’s nothing superstitious about Friday the 13th as two towns celebrate the day with tours or tattoos. Masked maniacs on Friday take to the streets of Blairstown, New Jerse...
Jul 13, 2018

'I'm not being greedy.' Aunt says nephew doesn't deserve half of lottery jackpot
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotian woman at the centre of a family feud over a $1.2-million-dollar lottery win is staunchly defending her bid to keep her nephew away from his share of the jackpot - even though ...
Jul 13, 2018

Jailed Ukrainian filmmaker's mother asks Putin to pardon him
MOSCOW - The mother of a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker who has been refusing food for nearly two months asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to pardon him. Oleg Sentsov, a vocal opponent of R...
Jul 13, 2018

Chelsea fires manager Antonio Conte after 2 years in charge
Antonio Conte’s protracted divorce from Chelsea was finalized on Friday when he was fired after a two-year tenure in which he won the English Premier League and FA Cup but failed to gain the pow...
Jul 13, 2018

Ottawa spends $24K on rebranding 'Invest in Canada Hub' to 'Invest in Canada'
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government embarked on an exhaustive creative process and spent $24,000 to hire a consultant to help rebrand its new investment promotion body to grab the attention of for...
Jul 13, 2018

Liberal MP asks Twitter to look at parody account she believes is spewing hate
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who was targeted with hate mail and death threats last year over a motion to condemn Islamophobia and systemic racism has asked Twitter to investigate a parody account she believ...
Jul 13, 2018

In the news today, July 13
Five stories in the news for Friday, July 13 --- PRAIRIES, B.C. TO MEET ON TRUCKING REGULATIONS Officials from the four western provinces plan to meet next week to discuss standardized trucking regula...
Jul 13, 2018
Donald Trump showdown at the NATO summit, a journalist's perspective.
BRUSSELS - It was only a matter of time. Among the 2,000 or so reporters, photographers, producers, camera operators and other media professionals from across the world who attended this week’s ...
Jul 13, 2018

Emmy diversity gets a boost from Ricky Martin, Issa Rae
LOS ANGELES - Sterling K. Brown and Donald Glover aren’t such Emmy outliers this year. More than a third of the 101 acting nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards went to ethnic minoritie...
Jul 13, 2018