Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vegan buys giant, 23-pound Bay of Fundy lobster, returns it to underwater home
ALMA, N.B. - A massive lobster taller than a toddler was caught in the Bay of Fundy - and then bought by a vegan activist so it could be returned, alive, to its chilly home. Catherine MacDonald, co-ow...
Nov 29, 2016
Escaping wildfires meant fleeing through hell-like landscape
GATLINBURG, Tenn. - With flames dripping from tree branches and the air filled with embers, thousands of people raced through a hellish landscape as they fled wildfires that killed three people and de...
Nov 29, 2016
New indigenous elders council to advise Ontario on justice issues
TORONTO - A new elders council that will offer advice to Ontario’s attorney general should help make the justice system more responsive to the aboriginal population, the provincial government sa...
Nov 29, 2016
Medical examiner tells Calgary woman's trial boy died of 'overwhelming sepsis'
CALGARY - A seven-year-old boy who was given holistic remedies by his mother before he died from massive organ failure could have been saved with a simple antibiotic, the woman’s trial heard Tue...
Nov 29, 2016
Donald Trump's former campaign manager coming to Alberta in January
EDMONTON - A top adviser to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is visiting Alberta in January. Kellyanne Conway will speak at a private fundraising dinner hosted by the Alberta Prosperity Fund on Jan. ...
Nov 29, 2016
White House Christmas theme: 'The Gift of the Holidays'
WASHINGTON - For her family’s final Christmas in the White House, Michelle Obama used the holiday decor to highlight her core initiatives as first lady: service, education and health. The famili...
Nov 29, 2016
No decision on return to game action for Marlies goalie Sparks after team suspension
TORONTO - Garret Sparks was back on the Ricoh Coliseum ice on Tuesday morning skating with his teammates, but his return to the Toronto Marlies lineup remains uncertain. The Marlies sent Sparks home f...
Nov 29, 2016
Warm conditions in Yukon delays ice road, affecting travel
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Residents of West Dawson who depend on an ice road to cross a section of the Yukon River are still waiting for the water to freeze. Thinner ice in some areas and open water have m...
Nov 29, 2016
Hockey Canada names selection camp roster for 2017 world junior championship
TORONTO - Hockey Canada’s Scott Salmond feels there will be no shortage of motivation for the Canadian players at the 2017 world junior hockey championship. Canada didn’t make it past the ...
Nov 29, 2016
Less hiring planned after 65% of oil and gas companies trim staff, survey finds
CALGARY - Nearly a third of oil and gas industry employers are expecting another tough year in 2017 after 65 per cent of them were forced to cut staff this year, according to a survey by recruitment f...
Nov 29, 2016