Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nova Scotia public health officer says response to opioid abuse is 'urgent'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s public health officer has launched a multi-front battle against the eastward spread of the highly toxic painkiller fentanyl, which can kill with dosages the size of a gra...
Oct 28, 2016
Comedian Pikotaro astonished by viral success of 'PPAP' song
TOKYO - The Japanese comedian behind the viral hit “PPAP” is astonished by the global success of his “pen-pinapple-apple-pen” song. Dressed in his trademark yellow outfit with ...
Oct 28, 2016
Syrian rebels launch Aleppo offensive to break siege
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels launched a broad offensive for Aleppo Friday as the Russian, Syrian, and Iranian foreign ministers vowed to intensify their fight against terrorism in the country. The battlefie...
Oct 28, 2016
At biker bars and rallies, the message to GOP: This is Trump's party now
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The sounds at this biker bar explain why leaders of the Republican party tiptoe gingerly around Donald Trump, avoid criticizing him, and keep wavering back and forth over whether...
Oct 28, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 28
Six stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 28 --- PRENTICE TO BE REMEMBERED TODAY A large number of prominent politicians are expected to attend a memorial for former Alberta premier Jim Prentice in Cal...
Oct 28, 2016
Broadway-bound 'Come From Away' heads to 9/11 haven Gander, N.L. for charity
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Retired American Airlines Capt. Beverley Bass will be in Gander, N.L., this weekend when the Broadway-bound “Come From Away” lands in the 9/11 haven that inspired ...
Oct 28, 2016
Motion on carbon tax on agenda as Wildrose party holds annual general meeting
RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta’s carbon tax is high on the agenda as members of Alberta’s Wildrose party gather today in Red Deer for their annual general meeting. Party leader Brian Jean will ...
Oct 28, 2016
'Our bedrock:' Jim Prentice remembered at memorial as devoted family man
CALGARY - Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice was remembered Friday as a principled public servant, a humble leader and a champion of indigenous and environmental causes. But much of a public state me...
Oct 28, 2016
'I want justice:' Victims call for adult sentence in school shooting
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - People who say their lives changed forever the day a teen took a gun and went to a high school and a home in northern Saskatchewan - killing four and wounding seven - want him pun...
Oct 28, 2016
FBI's October surprise complicates race for Hillary Clinton
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new shock hit Hillary Clinton’s campaign Friday in the unpredictable and often unbelievable presidential race: The FBI is looking into whether there was classified informati...
Oct 28, 2016