Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: North Dakota will not block supplies into camp
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Latest on the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 1:50 p.m. A spokesman for North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the governor has no intention of bl...
Nov 29, 2016
Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend who drank her blood
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A 19-year-old southwest Missouri woman allowed her intoxicated boyfriend to cut her arm and drink her blood while discussing vampires, and then stabbed him during an ensuing argumen...
Nov 29, 2016
Ferguson's frustrations: focus on people, auditor urges federal government
OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson broke with convention in his latest reports released Tuesday, expressing frustration with the federal government’s perpetual fixation with process at th...
Nov 29, 2016
Dolly Parton heartbroken by wildfires torching her hometown
ATLANTA - Country music icon Dolly Parton says she’s heartbroken about wildfires that tore through the Tennessee county where she grew up but spared the Dollywood theme park that bears her name....
Nov 29, 2016
Defence seeks no prison time for ex-Liberal convicted in sponsorship fraud
MONTREAL - The lawyer for an ex-Liberal party organizer convicted for his role in the sponsorship scandal is arguing his elderly client should avoid prison. Gerald Souliere told the court today Jacque...
Nov 29, 2016
Halifax police say they can't confirm whether needle was ever in P.E.I. potato
Halifax police say they cannot confirm whether a needle found in a dish of cooked P.E.I. potatoes was ever “embedded” in any food item. Police said Monday they had received a complaint tha...
Nov 29, 2016
After high of winning at home, Impact set for hostile reception in second playoff leg
MONTREAL - The tables will be turned on the Montreal Impact in the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference final. After playing before 61,004 home fans at Olympic Stadium while winning the opening ga...
Nov 29, 2016
Premiers, aboriginal leaders, and Joe Biden coming to Ottawa next week
OTTAWA - A series of high-profile meetings will take place next week in Ottawa featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s premiers, aboriginal leaders and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden. T...
Nov 29, 2016
Pilot who died in CF-18 crash was from Hamilton with 10 years in the military
COLD LAKE, Alta. - A pilot killed when his CF-18 fighter jet crashed during a routine training exercise near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary is being remembered as a dedicated airman who served over...
Nov 29, 2016
Oil prices surge on OPEC production cut expectations
LONDON - Oil prices surged Wednesday on expectations of a production cut from the OPEC cartel of producers. Shares in oil companies rose in the slipstream of higher oil prices, helping indexes around ...
Nov 29, 2016