Category Archives: Canadian Press
OSPCA wants out of horses and livestock cruelty probes, blames funding shortage
TORONTO - Ontario’s animal welfare agency plans to pull back from investigating cruelty cases involving livestock and horses as part of a restructure that insiders say may eventually see all its...
Oct 31, 2018
'It's good news:' Nature group tells Canadians not to rake their lawns
FREDERICTON - Good news for the lazy: Canada’s leading conservation group is asking people not to rake their lawn. “It’s good news if you don’t like raking the leaves because l...
Oct 31, 2018
Facebook CEO asked to testify at joint committee formed by Canadian, British MPs
OTTAWA - A Canadian MP and his British counterpart are asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before an international committee they have formed to examine disinformation and fake news. Bob Zim...
Oct 31, 2018
Calgary 2026 Olympic Games bid survives city council vote on plebiscite
CALGARY - A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote Wednesday, when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite did not pass. Te...
Oct 31, 2018
On Prince Edward Island, a place where no one wants to be the mayor
WELLINGTON, P.E.I. - A small P.E.I. municipality has a big problem: no one wants to be mayor. Wellington - with a population of 400 - is nestled in the heart of P.E.I.’s Acadian community, about...
Oct 31, 2018
Veteran linebacker Muamba nominated for trio of CFL individual awards
TORONTO - Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba was nominated for three awards in the first round of balloting for the CFL’s individual honours Wednesday. Muamba, 30, was a unanimous select...
Oct 31, 2018
Ontario government passes legislation to scrap cap and trade
TORONTO - The Ontario government passed legislation Wednesday to cancel the province’s cap-and-trade system, putting the final nail in the coffin of a program Premier Doug Ford has long promised...
Oct 31, 2018
Jury selected for retrial of Dennis Oland in murder of his father
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The retrial of Dennis Oland for the second degree murder of his father, Richard Oland, will begin on Tuesday. The final jury members were chosen on Wednesday, ending a three-day sel...
Oct 31, 2018
Second Royal Canadian Navy ship hit by fire while deployed off Europe
HALIFAX - For the second time in four days, a Royal Canadian Navy frigate caught fire while deployed off Europe. Fire hit HMCS Toronto Monday as it neared Belfast for repairs after a power loss, follo...
Oct 31, 2018
Duck boats roll in Boston for Red Sox victory parade
BOSTON - Sports fans grown accustomed to the success of their beloved teams lined the streets in the hundreds of thousands on Wednesday to salute the Boston Red Sox on their fourth championship in the...
Oct 31, 2018