Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto Argos re-sign kicker/punter Waters and defensive back T.J Heath
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed two-time all star defensive back T.J. Heath to a one year contract for the 2018 season. The 30-year-old is returning to the team after playing in 10 games in the...
Feb 14, 2018
Man guilty of sexually assaulting sleeping woman who later killed herself
BARRIE, Ont. - A man was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman who killed herself before the case went to trial, but whose statements were admitted as evidence and found to...
Feb 14, 2018
Pot-users want judge to declare marijuana safe under US law
NEW YORK - Army veteran Jose Belen says the horrors of the Iraq War left him with post-traumatic stress disorder, and the drug that helped him cope best with the symptoms was one his Veterans Affairs ...
Feb 14, 2018
Fresh twist for UAE diners as oysters thrive in warm waters
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates - The waters of the Persian Gulf have long been home to pearl oysters, providing a valuable mainstay to Arab tribes that subsisted off its trade before the discovery of ...
Feb 14, 2018
US boosts aid to Jordan despite Trump threats of cuts
AMMAN, Jordan - President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on punishing countries that don’t agree with U.S. policy in the Middle East collided with reality on Wednesday as his administration annou...
Feb 14, 2018
Greening Mardi Gras: Recycling effort targets parade trash
NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras produces days of merriment, indulgence, a few hangovers - and a lot of garbage. Once the parades have passed and the beads have been thrown, the cleanup begins. This year two ...
Feb 14, 2018
Redblacks dip into free agency to sign veteran receiver Feoli-Gudino
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian receiver Julian Feoli-Gudino to a one-year contract Wednesday, the second day of CFL free agency. Feoli-Gudino, 30, had 45 catches for 462 yards and three...
Feb 14, 2018
Assessment of Nova Scotia mill's effluent plan proper according to rules:deputy
HALIFAX - A leadership candidate for Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives says he believes the provincial Environment Department made a judgment call that has failed to instill public confide...
Feb 14, 2018
N.S. to hire environment prosecutor to 'hold people and companies accountable'
HALIFAX - Environmental offences will soon be the specific focus of a new prosecutor to be hired by the Nova Scotia government. A dedicated prosecutor will help the government “better hold peopl...
Feb 14, 2018
Trump lawyer says he paid porn actress out of his own pocket
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s personal attorney said Tuesday he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to a porn actress who allegedly had a sexual relationship with Trump in 2006. Michael ...
Feb 14, 2018