Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mariah Carey pays tribute at Manchester bomb victim funeral
LONDON - Mariah Carey sent a video message and the stars of the long-running British TV show “Coronation Street” were among the mourners at a funeral for Manchester concert bombing victim ...
Jun 30, 2017
Unbowed 'Julius Caesar' director urges artists 'take risks'
NEW YORK - The theatre director who endured death threats and lost corporate sponsors after staging a Donald Trump-inspired version of “Julius Caesar” has a message to any artist fearful o...
Jun 30, 2017
Improving business sentiment hits highest level since 2011: Bank of Canada poll
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says business sentiment has reached its highest level since 2011 with corporate expectations for key areas like future sales, investment and hiring intentions all above his...
Jun 30, 2017
Farmers rattled after pigs, chickens stolen from central Nova Scotia farms
COOKS BROOK, N.S. - Someone is stealing the free-range pigs and chickens of central Nova Scotia - even leaving the remains of one pig behind after butchering it. A litter of piglets, six heritage Berk...
Jun 30, 2017
Top men's players get tough quarterfinal draws at Wimbledon
LONDON - The “Big 4” got a tough draw at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, the only four men to win the Wimbledon title over the last 14 years and the...
Jun 30, 2017
Toronto airport removes ad after activists complain it's 'insulting' to cows
Toronto’s island airport has taken down an advertisement after animal rights activists complained it is disrespectful to cows. The poster at Billy Bishop Airport said, “You’re precio...
Jun 30, 2017
Wimbledon's strawberry farm could lose workers post-Brexit
LONDON - Will Brexit threaten the winning partnership of strawberries and cream at the Wimbledon tennis tournament? The tournament’s strawberry supplier fears it might, if Britain’s exit f...
Jun 30, 2017
Family, church spar over girl who wants to play with boys
KENILWORTH, N.J. - A family is continuing its fight against a Catholic school that wouldn’t let their daughter play on a boys basketball team. A New Jersey judge on Thursday set arguments for th...
Jun 30, 2017
Gulf of St. Lawrence whale deaths a 'mortality disaster,' American expert says
NORWAY, P.E.I. - The deaths of six right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are a “mortality disaster” on a scale likely not seen since whaling decimated their population in the 19th centu...
Jun 30, 2017
SNC-Lavalin sets up infrastructure partnership with European firm
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) is shifting a collection of its Canadian infrastructure holdings to a new partnership with a European investment firm through a $208-million deal announced Friday. The...
Jun 30, 2017