Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto drug squad officer dies of a fentanyl overdose, police say
TORONTO - An officer with the Toronto police drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, with the amount of the opioid found in his system being too much to have been from mere contact w...
Nov 16, 2017
Quebec company touts lean nutrition and 'unique' taste of seal meat
Jonas Gilbart likes his seal steaks rare on the inside with a hard sear on the outside. “I love the taste and I love the nutritional benefits,” he said of a meat choice that’s still ...
Nov 16, 2017
Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in DC
WASHINGTON - Eight years ago, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green found a new way to express his Christian faith. His family’s $4 billion arts and craft chain was already known for closing stores ...
Nov 16, 2017
Killer Charles Manson alive as reports swirl of ill health
LOS ANGELES - For nearly 50 years Charles Manson has been the living personification of evil, a demonic presence captured in scores of photos, each of them marked by his piercing dark eyes and the cru...
Nov 16, 2017
Statement by Sen. Al Franken on sexual harassment allegation
Text of a statement Thursday from Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after he was accused of sexual harassment by fellow performer Leeann Tweeden on a 2006 USO Tour: “The first thing I want to do is apol...
Nov 16, 2017
Canadian men's rugby team looks for bounce-back performance against Spain
Canada coach Kingsley Jones remembers making short work of Spain during his days with Gloucester. Then captain of the English club side, Jones enjoyed 42-19 and 47-7 wins over the Spaniards in Europea...
Nov 16, 2017
S&P bond rating agency hands B.C. highest mark, confirming healthy economy
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s finance minister is pointing to what she says is another confirmation of the province’s healthy economy. Bond rating agency Standard and Poor’s has conf...
Nov 16, 2017
McDonald's drive-thru window break-in: Suspect surrenders
COLUMBIA, Md. - A suspect has surrendered in a McDonald’s break-in in which a woman squeezed her way through a drive-thru window. Police said in a statement that 27-year-old Jessica Marie Cross ...
Nov 16, 2017
Agency: Improper wait list used for vets' mental health care
DENVER - A watchdog arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that the agency’s Denver-area hospital violated policy by keeping improper wait lists to track veterans’ me...
Nov 16, 2017
Ex-France minister has to pay damages to Nadal
PARIS - Former French minister for health and sport Roselyne Bachelot was ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($11,800) in damages to Rafael Nadal on Thursday after accusing him of doping. In March last year,...
Nov 16, 2017