Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: Migrant trafficker held for abductions in Greece
BELGRADE, Serbia - The Latest on Europe’s response to the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Police in northern Greece say two asylum seekers who allegedly were h...
Dec 29, 2016
Calgary police say officers have seized a record number of fentanyl pills
Calgary police say thanks to a tip from the public they have made their largest ever seizure of the dangerous and powerful opioid fentanyl. Acting Insp. Mark Hatchette said officers found 35,321 fenta...
Dec 29, 2016
Whale washes up on N.S. beach near area where other species found dead
DIGBY, N.S. - A dead whale has washed up in the same area of western Nova Scotia that has seen scores of dead herring, starfish, clams and lobster litter the shoreline - but fisheries officials say it...
Dec 29, 2016
P.K. Subban tries hand at stand-up comedy, 'pokes fun' at Canadiens brass
The Montreal crowd is chanting: “P.K.! P.K.! P.K.!” Only P.K. Subban is not on the ice wearing a Montreal Canadiens sweater, nor even part of the original-six franchise any longer. It̵...
Dec 29, 2016
Dead goose not part of possible serial animal killer probe:London Humane Society
A dead goose that was linked to a possible serial animal killer in a southwestern Ontario city is no longer considered part of an investigation into a number of gruesome discoveries involving mutilate...
Dec 29, 2016
Toronto man arrested at U.S. border with 25 guns has case put over to January
MONTREAL - The case of a Toronto man who was arrested at the border after allegedly being in possession of 25 handguns has been deferred to Jan. 10, the RCMP said Thursday. Thanh Viet Pham, 36, was ar...
Dec 29, 2016
Governments face wave of lawsuits for prison injuries amidst rising violence
Sandra Ogonoski wakes up many nights, sick with worry about how to care for her 49-year-old son. Allen Ogonoski was beaten in a British Columbia jail cell in 2011, his head battered so badly that he s...
Dec 29, 2016
Nova Scotia's health deal 'as good as it was going to get' from Ottawa: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia broke ranks and signed a separate 10-year, $287.8 million health deal after Ottawa made it clear a slightly revised offer was “as good as it was going to get,” says P...
Dec 29, 2016
Long-term US mortgage rates rise, staying near 2014 highs
WASHINGTON - Long-term US mortgage rates ticked up again this week, staying at their highest levels since early 2014. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Thursday reported the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loa...
Dec 29, 2016
From Big Macs to McLobsters: A look at 50 years of McDonald's in Canada
TORONTO - The first McDonald’s in Canada opened its doors nearly 50 years ago. Now, there are more than 1,400 of its restaurants in all 10 provinces and two territories (Nunavut being the except...
Dec 29, 2016