Category Archives: Canadian Press
Truck dumps 40,000 pounds of chicken feathers on highway
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - A tractor-trailer made a fowl mess when it rolled over in Washington state. It dumped about 40,000 pounds (18,145 kilograms) of chicken feathers across Interstate 5. Washington St...
May 23, 2018
Halifax cop accused of assault at men's shelter to stand trial this fall
HALIFAX - An on-duty Halifax Regional Police officer charged with assaulting a 54-year-old man at a homeless shelter will stand trial this fall. Nova Scotia’s Public Prosecution Service says Con...
May 23, 2018
Alaska man pleads guilty in Florida airport shooting
MIAMI - An Alaska man pleaded guilty Wednesday in exchange for a life prison sentence in the Florida airport shooting that killed five people and wounded six, blaming his rampage on severe mental illn...
May 23, 2018
Hosting fee caused higher Memorial Cup ticket prices, impacting attendance
REGINA - The organizing committee chair for the 100th Memorial Cup says that a high fee to host the tournament has caused increased ticket prices and impacted attendance. Shaun Semple said that the Re...
May 23, 2018
Air Force trainer jet crashes in Mississippi; 2 eject safely
COLUMBUS, Miss. - A U.S. Air Force training jet crashed Wednesday in northeast Mississippi with both pilots ejecting safely. The T-38C Talon II crashed about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Columbus Air Force Ba...
May 23, 2018
Snowfall warnings issued for parts of Newfoundland, 30 centimetres expected
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - June may be just around the corner, but some Newfoundlanders were facing more than 30 centimetres of snow late Wednesday. Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for areas...
May 23, 2018
FBI raids house, storage unit of former Ohio House speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Federal agents searched former Republican Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger’s southwest Ohio home and a nearby storage unit Wednesday, apparently part of an investigation int...
May 23, 2018
Researchers honoured for identifying 'Newfoundland curse'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A research team was honoured Wednesday for identifying the cause of the “Newfoundland curse” - a deadly heart condition that has afflicted Newfoundland families fo...
May 23, 2018
Pompeo: US will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the Trump administration will not tolerate Russian interference in the 2018 congressional midterm elections. Pompeo told the House Foreign Af...
May 23, 2018
Pic of Markle as chocolate-covered marshmallow causes stir
BERLIN - A German confectionery company has apologized for tweeting a picture of a chocolate-covered marshmallow dressed up as bride Meghan Markle at her wedding to Prince Harry. A spokesman for Dickm...
May 23, 2018