Category Archives: Canadian Press
No kidding: Dozens of goats chow down in Idaho neighbourhood
BOISE, Idaho - About 100 escaped goats munched on manicured lawns in Idaho’s capital city before being rounded up and hauled away Friday morning. Multiple news outlets captured the goats calmly ...
Aug 3, 2018
Hawaii judge evicts Oahu nudists from rental house
HONOLULU - A Hawaii judge has ordered the eviction of the tenants of an Oahu rental home that advertised naked parties and gained the ire of neighbours. The judge sided with the property manager, citi...
Aug 3, 2018
Canada's Brooke Henderson has hole-in-one at British Women's Open
LANCASHIRE, England - Canada’s Brooke Henderson is aces at the British Women’s Open. Henderson had a hole-in-one on the ninth hole in the second round of the LPGA major event on Friday. He...
Aug 3, 2018
Scientists use whale call recordings to coax male orca from Comox, B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. - Scientists in British Columbia used whale whisperer tactics Thursday to coax a large male killer whale out of a busy marine harbour by playing recorded sounds of other orcas to the anima...
Aug 3, 2018
Michigan man befriends wild turkey who moved into his yard
GARDEN CITY, Mich. - A suburban Detroit man who found himself facing fines after a wild turkey moved into his overgrown backyard has made friends with the large bird. Garden City bans residents from k...
Aug 3, 2018
Canada off to good start at world women's softball championship
CHIBA, Japan - Canada opened the world women’s softball championship with a pair of victories on Friday. Canada beat Great Britain 7-0 and followed that with a 7-0 win over Venezuela. Canadian s...
Aug 3, 2018
Canadian women's basketball team loses 73-56 to Japan in friendly
GUANGZHOU, China - Canada’s women’s basketball team dropped a 73-56 decision to China in its four-game Asian exhibition series. Ruth Hamblin scored a team-high 15 points in 28 minutes for ...
Aug 3, 2018
Scientists use whale call recordings to coax male orca from Comox, B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. - Scientists in British Columbia used whale whisperer tactics Thursday to coax a large male killer whale out of a busy marine harbour by playing recorded sounds of other orcas to the anima...
Aug 3, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack add to post-season roster with signing of Mason Caton-Brown
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack, who have lost backs Greg Worthington and Adam Higson for the season, have signed Mason Caton-Brown from Super League side Wakefield Trinity for their post-season run Th...
Aug 3, 2018
Toronto receives $11M from feds to deal with spike in asylum seekers
TORONTO - The federal government has made good on a promise to deliver $11 million to help the City of Toronto defray costs associated with an influx of asylum seekers, a development the province call...
Aug 3, 2018