Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada Post mail carrier seen on video munching pilfered tomatoes
MONTREAL - Canada Post says it has spoken to a Montreal mail carrier who can be seen on video on four separate days pilfering tomatoes from a hanging basket outside a home. Spokesman Jon Hamilton says...
Jul 12, 2018
Croatian-Canadians look forward to World Cup final with pride
TORONTO - Canadians of Croatian descent are eagerly anticipating the World Cup final that will see Croatia go up against France, saying the game will mark a moment of immense pride for fans of the tea...
Jul 12, 2018
Nixon nets 65K signatures for place on primary ballot
ALBANY, N.Y. - Cynthia Nixon has collected more than 65,000 signatures on a petition to secure her place on the primary ballot as a candidate for governor, the candidate announced Thursday. The number...
Jul 12, 2018
Five things to know about the Ontario government's throne speech
Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government played up key campaign promises Thursday in its first throne speech, which also included more recent policy pledges but no new announcements. He...
Jul 12, 2018
State board to consider changing mountain's made-up name
WINDSOR, Vt. - A Vermont state board plans to hear a man’s request to change the name of Mount Ascutney (ah-SKUT’-nee) because it’s a made-up name. Hartland resident Rob Hutchins say...
Jul 12, 2018
From hospital ward to chuckwagon track: device could help measure horse fitness
CALGARY - Researchers are studying whether a device used in hospitals to test the blood of severely ill people could also be used to measure the physical fitness of horses competing at the Calgary Sta...
Jul 12, 2018
Donate to Cynthia Nixon campaign for NY governor, win a bong
NEW YORK - Cynthia Nixon fans who agree with the former “Sex and the City” star that marijuana should be legalized can support her campaign for governor of New York by entering a contest t...
Jul 12, 2018
Spraying pesticides on your lawn won't prevent ticks: N.S. chief medical officer
HALIFAX - As the number of reported Lyme disease cases in Canada continues to rise, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health is cautioning against spraying lawns with pesticides to protect ...
Jul 12, 2018
Bourdain gets posthumous Emmy noms for 'Parts Unknown'
Globe-trotting food chronicler Anthony Bourdain has received several posthumous Emmy nominations on Thursday. Bourdain’s CNN series, “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” got six nods, ...
Jul 12, 2018
Quebec Revenue Department targets Montreal World Film Festival for unpaid taxes
MONTREAL - The fate of the long-beleaguered Montreal World Film Festival is unclear as Quebec’s Revenue Department targets the event and its founder for unpaid taxes. Revenu Quebec filed a motio...
Jul 12, 2018