Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pilot injured when blimp goes down near US Open in Wisconsin
ERIN, Wis. - A small blimp crashed near the U.S. Open on Thursday, seriously injuring the pilot and grabbing the attention of fans and golfers alike as they watched the fiery, smoking craft fall from ...
Jun 15, 2017
In wurst case, German sausage seller prepared to go to jail
BERLIN - A German snack bar owner is preparing for the worst - or is it wurst - in a spat with authorities over the sale of sausages at a highway rest stop. Christina Wagner has been battling to sell ...
Jun 15, 2017
Senate passes sweeping sanctions bill targeting Iran, Russia
WASHINGTON - A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russ...
Jun 15, 2017
DFO manager kept report warning of noise hazard on ships secret for seven months
OTTAWA - A new report says a senior federal Fisheries Department manager waited seven months to warn fishery officers in the Maritimes of a serious noise hazard aboard department vessels that could ca...
Jun 15, 2017
DC police seek arrest of Turks for melee, angering Erdogan
WASHINGTON - Police in the U.S. capital issued arrest warrants Thursday for a dozen Turkish security agents accused of attacking protesters during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month,...
Jun 15, 2017
Conservative Serbia to get first openly gay prime minister
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia’s president on Thursday nominated the highly conservative country’s first openly gay prime minister, a move likely to infuriate both the Christian Orthodox church...
Jun 15, 2017
Inuit organization to run project to engage men, boys on violence
OTTAWA - An Inuit women’s organization is getting nearly $900,000 in federal funding for a three-year project designed to engage men and boys to help reduce violence against women and girls. The...
Jun 15, 2017
National cycling team to use Canadian-made Argon 18 bikes in multi-year deal
MONTREAL - Nearly three decades after retirement, Gervais Rioux is back on Canada’s national cycling team - this time as a bike supplier. Rioux’s company Argon 18 announced an agreement th...
Jun 15, 2017
Structure initially thought to be possible Halifax tunnel just a sewer pipe
HALIFAX - Construction workers in Halifax created a stir on social media when they uncovered a piece of infrastructure dating back to the 1800s, stoking speculation they had finally found a fabled und...
Jun 15, 2017
Vancouver Aquarium asks courts to overrule ban on cetaceans in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - Officials with the Vancouver Aquarium say they have applied for a judicial review aimed at overturning a park board bylaw banning whales, dolphins and porpoises from its facility in Stanle...
Jun 15, 2017