Category Archives: Canadian Press
Longtime NDP MP David Christopherson says he won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Veteran NDP MP David Christopherson says he will not seek re-election next year after more than three decades of public life. The longtime Hamilton Centre MP announced his decision Thursday o...
Jul 05, 2018
N.B. town reclaims title of having what it says is world's longest lobster roll
SHEDIAC, N.B. - Residents of a small New Brunswick community that prides itself on its renowned lobster catches was basking in the glow of a restored, distinctly Maritime honour - creating what it say...
Jul 05, 2018
French soccer fans in Montreal prepare for 'les Bleus' World Cup match
MONTREAL - As she drank an apple-carrot smoothie on a patio in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood, French tourist Josiane Vignolles said there is no doubt where she will be Friday morning for the ...
Jul 05, 2018
Purported Rob Ford 'crack confession tie' up for auction on eBay, asking $10K
TORONTO - A tie purported to be the one late Toronto mayor Rob Ford wore on Nov. 5, 2013, when he admitted smoking crack cocaine, is up for sale on eBay again. There were 111 bids on the tie over a se...
Jul 05, 2018
Rare win has Alouettes in better mood ahead of clash with Redblacks
MONTREAL - One win doesn’t make a season, but it certainly put the Montreal Alouettes in a better frame of mind. After ending a 13-game losing streak last week in Saskatchewan, the Alouettes (1-...
Jul 05, 2018
As temperatures get warmer, more cases of voyeurism are reported: police
TORONTO - As the temperatures outside get warmer, police say the reported number of cases of voyeurism tend to rise. Domenic Sinopoli, an inspector with the Toronto police sex crimes unit, says around...
Jul 05, 2018
Bobsled bronze medallist Phylicia George is back in sprinting form
OTTAWA - Four months after she pushed Kaillie Humphries to bobsled bronze at the Pyeongchang Olympics, Phylicia George has rebuilt her body into a lean sprinting machine. George will race the 100 and ...
Jul 05, 2018
Nebraska sets execution date for longest-serving inmate
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Supreme Court set an execution date Thursday for the state’s longest-serving inmate, a crucial step needed to carry out Nebraska’s first execution in 21 years....
Jul 05, 2018
Cross-Canada runner Dave Proctor offers up body for scientific study
CALGARY - The prospect of pie and a family reunion propelled Dave Proctor along the Trans-Canda Highway as he neared Calgary on his cross-country run. The 37-year-old from Okotoks, Alta., is attemptin...
Jul 05, 2018
Study finds Vancouver-area laundry microplastics are filtering into ocean
VANCOUVER - Microplastics from Metro Vancouver’s laundered clothes are ending up in water treatment plants and filtering into the ocean, says a study published in the science journal Marine Poll...
Jul 05, 2018