Category Archives: Canadian Press
Keep the change? Cops say man tipped server with Valium pill
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Here’s a tip: Don’t give a prescription painkiller as a gratuity. According to police, that gesture led to trouble for a patron of a Pennsylvania casino on Thursday. State...
Dec 30, 2016
No 'great cause for concern' in Nova Scotia fish kill, federal scientist says
HALIFAX - Scientists have yet to find a cause for the massive fish kill off southwestern Nova Scotia, but one federal official said he doesn’t think there is a reason to be concerned based on te...
Dec 30, 2016
Search for missing snowshoers on Vancouver's North Shore called off after 5 days
VANCOUVER - Police say search crews have run out of places where they can safely look for two men missing since Christmas Day in the back country of Vancouver’s North Shore Mountains. West Vanco...
Dec 30, 2016
Canada advances to Spengler Cup final with 3-2 victory over Minsk
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada coach Luke Richardson had his players concentrate on special teams in their lone practice before the 2016 Spengler Cup, and that focus has paid off with a spot in the tourn...
Dec 30, 2016
Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer quits over Trump inaugural
SALT LAKE CITY - A member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir says she has resigned from the famed group over its decision to perform at next month’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Jan...
Dec 30, 2016
College in Canada? After Trump's win, more students in the US consider it
For some college-bound students distressed by the election of Donald Trump, Canada is calling. Colleges from Quebec to British Columbia say applications and website traffic from the United States have...
Dec 30, 2016
Halifax Port Authority review finds Jim Spatz not in conflict of interest
HALIFAX - The Halifax Port Authority says a prominent developer appointed to the port’s board by the federal government is not in a conflict of interest. In a statement today, the board of direc...
Dec 30, 2016
US stocks move lower in afternoon trading; oil heads down
Technology companies led U.S. stock indexes modestly lower Friday afternoon on the final day of trading for the year. Real estate stocks and banks were on track to eke out small gains. Trading was sub...
Dec 30, 2016
14-year-old boy charged after senior, 80, allegedly sexually assaulted on trail
KINGSTON, N.S. - A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sexually assaulting an 80-year-old woman while she was walking on a public trail in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. The woman was hiking ...
Dec 30, 2016
More tests needed to establish George Michael cause of death
LONDON - Police say an initial autopsy of George Michael has been “inconclusive” and more tests must be carried out to establish a cause of death. Thames Valley Police said Friday the resu...
Dec 30, 2016