Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man accused of impaired driving showed Costco card when asked for licence:police
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say a man being investigated for impaired driving showed officers his Costco card when asked for his driver’s licence. Investigators say a witness called police in Kingst...
Sep 19, 2016
Global Affairs 'aware' of unconfirmed reports Canadian kidnapped in Libya
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of “the troubling, yet unconfirmed” report of the abduction of a Canadian citizen in Libya. Local government officials in the southern city ...
Sep 19, 2016
Five things to know about contract negotiations between Unifor and GM
TORONTO - Unifor, the union representing Canadian auto workers, has been locked in tough negotiations with General Motors as it tries to secure a new collective bargaining agreement. Here are five thi...
Sep 19, 2016
'Nothing came about:' Alberta First Nation revives oilsands pipeline lawsuit
EDMONTON - An Alberta aboriginal leader says inaction from the provincial government is forcing his First Nation to reactivate a court challenge to an approval for a major oilsands pipeline already un...
Sep 19, 2016
Tragically Hip tour raises more than $1M for brain cancer research in Canada
TORONTO - The Canadian Cancer Society and the Sunnybrook Foundation say the Tragically Hip’s recent tour has raised more than $1 million for brain cancer research in Canada. The Sunnybrook Found...
Sep 19, 2016
'Lucky' to be alive: Calf with 2 faces born at Kentucky farm
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Visitors to a central Kentucky farm may do a double-take when they see the newest addition: a two-faced calf. Stan McCubbin of Campbellsville told WDRB-TV (http://bit.ly/2cT1RoQ)...
Sep 19, 2016

Quick Study: B.C. Lions sign former Tiger-Cats receiver Terrell Sinkfield
SURREY, B.C. - Contemplating a CFL return, Terrell Sinkfield made sure he did his homework. The speedy receiver was cut by the Minnesota Vikings at the tail end of training camp last month and could h...
Sep 19, 2016

DNA led to charges: Accused in deaths of 2 women pleads guilty at start of trial
REGINA - A Regina man has pleaded guilty to killing a young mother whose body was dumped in an industrial garbage bin and of another woman whose remains have never been found. Clayton Eichler’s ...
Sep 19, 2016

Chapdelaine named interim Als head coach, Popp to focus on GM duties
MONTREAL - Jacques Chapdelaine hopes to restore order and get the offence moving as the new head coach of the struggling, dissension-riddled Montreal Alouettes. The Canadian Football League club annou...
Sep 19, 2016
Alberta gas producer joins forces with B.C. LNG export project developer
CALGARY - A northwestern Alberta natural gas producer dismayed by Canada’s “grossly oversupplied” gas market is investing in a company that has vowed to build a liquefied natural gas...
Sep 19, 2016