Category Archives: Canadian Press
Microbrew beer flap settled, Quebec to sell 150th-anniversary suds
MONTREAL - After seemingly being frosty to the idea, Quebec liquor stores will carry a special cross-country craft beer pack that celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday. A dozen breweries from Canad...
Jun 13, 2017
Chuckwagon racer in Saskatchewan sues Husky Oil over death, injury of horses
ST. WALBURG, Sask. - A veteran champion Canadian chuckwagon racer is suing a subsidiary of Husky Energy for almost $3.7 million over the death and injury of 16 horses from his racing team. Wayne Knigh...
Jun 13, 2017
TSB to release report into deadly whale-watching incident off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Some survivors of the deadly capsizing of a whale-watching vessel off Vancouver Island hope the release of a Transportation Safety Board investigation on Wednesday offers answers that will...
Jun 13, 2017
Feds set to meet with fighter jet firms amid Super Hornet questions
OTTAWA - Federal officials are expected to sit down with representatives from different fighter jet makers in Paris next week, as uncertainty swirls over the Trudeau government’s plan to buy ...
Jun 13, 2017
Golden State Warriors parade set for Thursday in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - After a night of celebrating the Golden State Warriors latest NBA title, fans snapped up victory shirts and hats Tuesday, while Oakland crews were busy hanging championship banners a...
Jun 13, 2017
Ontario researchers to study dust for carcinogens after Fort McMurray fire
TORONTO - A group of Ontario researchers is travelling to Fort McMurray, Alta., next month to study dust left in homes from the forest fire that ravaged the city last year. The team’s work is am...
Jun 13, 2017
Workers fired over alleged abuse caught on video at chicken farms in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A company responsible for catching chickens at farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley says it has fired five employees after an animal rights group released video of alleged abuse...
Jun 13, 2017
Uber recommendations show company was 'out of control'
SAN FRANCISCO - It’s clear from former Attorney General Eric Holder’s recommendations on how to fix Uber’s dysfunctional management that the male-dominated company grew huge without ...
Jun 13, 2017
Uncle acquitted, aunt convicted on some charges in alleged abuse of orphans
CALGARY - A judge has rejected most of the evidence against a couple accused of subjecting three orphaned siblings in their care to horrific abuse, but has convicted the woman on some charges. The chi...
Jun 13, 2017
Two children injured after being set on fire in northern Saskatchewan
LA RONGE, Sask. - An emergency official says two children were injured in northern Saskatchewan when they were doused with gasoline and set on fire, but Mounties say a third child involved is too youn...
Jun 13, 2017