Category Archives: Canadian Press
Soggy keyboards could be repurposed as art, garden ornaments in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - Five decorated upright pianos are available for free in Kelowna, B.C., but don’t expect to tickle their ivories. The pianos are among several set in outdoor spaces across the cit...
Oct 05, 2016
N.S. intimate-image case a cautionary tale for young people, prosecutor says
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The high-profile trial of six Nova Scotia teens charged with sharing intimate images of at least 20 high school girls should serve as a cautionary tale for other young people, a pr...
Oct 05, 2016
UN Security Council formally nominates Guterres
Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres, who was formally nominated on Thursday to be the next U.N. secretary-general, said he faces “huge challenges” and hopes to see unit...
Oct 05, 2016
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign national linebacker Henoc Muamba to CFL deal
REGINA - Henoc Muamba is back in the CFL. The six-foot, 230-pound linebacker signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Wednesday. Muamba, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who grew up...
Oct 05, 2016
Humans' relationship with exotic pets fraught with perils, experts warn
TORONTO - Infectious disease expert Scott Weese says he’d never consider keeping reptiles as pets. “I’ve got kids and young kids and reptiles aren’t a safe combination because ...
Oct 05, 2016
Police: Doughnut heist leads to capture of wanted man
HOBBS, N.M. - Authorities say a fugitive’s sweet tooth helped police capture a wanted New Mexico man after he tried to take a doughnut without paying for it. The Hobbs News-Sun reports (https://...
Oct 05, 2016
New Brunswick dentists urge city of Moncton to restart use of fluoride
MONCTON, N.B. - Restoring fluoride to drinking water is a no-brainer, say dentists in one New Brunswick city, citing a dramatic increase in tooth decay since fluoride use ended there in 2011. Suzanne ...
Oct 05, 2016
Pigs marched to Ontario slaughterhouse after truck overturns nearby: police
More than 100 pigs survived a truck crash in the Toronto area only to be marched to the slaughterhouse on foot shortly afterward in an incident that resulted in an animal activist already in trouble w...
Oct 05, 2016
US services companies report fastest growth in nearly year
WASHINGTON - U.S. services companies grew last month at the fastest pace in nearly a year, potential good news for the U.S. economy. The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its service...
Oct 05, 2016
US factory orders ticked up in August
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories edged higher in August, with a key category that tracks business investment plan rising for a third straight month. Factory orders increased 0.2 per cent in Augus...
Oct 05, 2016