Category Archives: Canadian Press

Prairie provinces, B.C. to meet next week on standardized trucking regulations
REGINA - Government officials from Canada’s four western provinces plan to hold a teleconference next week to discuss standardized trucking regulations. Trucking safety has been in the spotlight...
Jul 12, 2018
Online video of B.C. bears being fed by children sparks investigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service is investigating allegations a Vancouver-area family feed a mother black bear and her cub. Conservation Officer Lonnie Schoenthal says...
Jul 12, 2018

Canadians know little about the dangers of concussions, federal survey suggests
OTTAWA - Roughly half of Canadians know little to nothing about the perils of sports-related concussive injuries, nor where to turn to find information on how to avoid falling victim to them, suggests...
Jul 12, 2018

Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba still learning in eighth pro season
TORONTO - Henoc Muamba has emerged as one of the CFL’s top defensive players, but he didn’t always enjoy the physical nature of football. In fact early on, the Montreal Alouettes star line...
Jul 12, 2018

Flooding cancels hundreds of trips to coveted waterfalls
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Hundreds of tourists who booked coveted overnight trips on tribal land deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon will have to reschedule after heavy flooding forced evacuations and shut ...
Jul 12, 2018

'It's humbling:' Alberta scientists help track high-energy neutrino
EDMONTON - Canadian scientists are part of an international team that has for the first time tracked a tiny, high-energy twist of matter to its source in deep space. University of Alberta astronomer G...
Jul 12, 2018
Indigenous women overrepresented in Vancouver police checks: rights advocates
VANCOUVER - Indigenous and civil rights activists seeking an investigation of the Vancouver Police Department’s use of random street checks want to amend their complaint based on new data showin...
Jul 12, 2018

Nova Scotia judge to preside over fatality inquiry involving Afghan veteran
HALIFAX - A provincial court judge in Nova Scotia has been appointed to preside over the fatality inquiry into the deaths of Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond and his family. The Nova Scotia judi...
Jul 12, 2018

'Potential risk' to GTA prompts increased police presence in Toronto
TORONTO - Information about a “potential risk” in the Greater Toronto Area led to an increase in police presence in Toronto’s downtown core on Thursday, but officers insisted the pub...
Jul 12, 2018
'Game of Thrones' earns a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations
LOS ANGELES - “Game of Thrones” roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday’s nominations with 22 bids. HBO’s fantasy saga is a two-time best drama winner that sat ...
Jul 12, 2018