Category Archives: Canadian Press
This device can read the pages of a book without opening it
Leave it to the great minds at MIT and Georgia Tech to figure out a way to read the pages of a book without actually opening it. A team of researchers from the two institutions pulled it off with a sy...
Sep 14, 2016

Reigning MVP Donaldson out of Blue Jays lineup for third straight game vs. Rays
TORONTO - Reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson was still awaiting results from an MRI he had on his injured right hip when he first spoke to reporters about it on Wednesday. But the Blue Jays t...
Sep 14, 2016
Monfils ruled out of Davis Cup semifinal against Croatia
PARIS - Gael Monfils has been ruled out of France’s Davis Cup semifinal in Croatia this week. Coming off the U.S. Open semifinals, Monfils was hampered by a knee problem, the French Tennis Feder...
Sep 14, 2016

'Quite alarming:' Report finds skies quieter by 1.5 billion fewer birds
North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent songs of 1.5 billion birds, says the latest summary of bird populations. The survey by dozens of government, university and ...
Sep 14, 2016

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to visit Canada next week for talks with Trudeau
OTTAWA - Free trade may be a long way off, but next week’s visit of China’s premier is being viewed as a strong sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is succeeding in deepening Canada...
Sep 14, 2016

Chicago woman launches lawsuit against Canadian maker of app-based vibrator
TORONTO - An American woman has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian-owned maker of a smartphone-enabled vibrator, alleging the company sells products that secretly collect an...
Sep 14, 2016
Nova Scotia immigration shoots up, along with concerns about settlement funds
HALIFAX - Immigration numbers are shooting up in Nova Scotia, but there are worries from the NDP that funding to help people settle isn’t keeping pace. Julie Towers, the chief executive officer ...
Sep 14, 2016

Ohio boy seen in car with passed-out adults gets new home
LISBON, Ohio - A 4-year-old Ohio boy pictured in police photos in the back seat of a car while his grandmother and her boyfriend were slumped over from a drug overdose is moving in with other relative...
Sep 14, 2016
Investigation into death of girl, 3, marred by 'errors, neglect,' review finds
HALIFAX - An independent review has found the Truro Police Service badly bungled its investigation into the 2005 death of a three-year-old Nova Scotia girl, failing even to get a warrant before seizin...
Sep 14, 2016

First carbon capture project in oilsands passes one million tonne milestone
CALGARY - Shell Canada says the first carbon capture project in the oilsands has successfully stored one million tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground after a year of operation. The company, which...
Sep 14, 2016