Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lights, camera, action! Tumbling space snowman in film debut
WASHINGTON - The tumbling space snowman is making its out-of-this-world film premiere. Scientists from NASA’s New Horizons mission on Tuesday released the first stitched together animation of Ul...
Jan 15, 2019
Giordano all-star snub may be a blessing in disguise for Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Considerable grumbling emanated from Flames Nation when defenceman Mark Giordano was passed over for the NHL all-star game. The snub could turn out to be an advantage for the Flames. Calgary...
Jan 15, 2019
Netflix accused of using footage of Lac-Megantic disaster in second drama
MONTREAL - A day after learning that a science-fiction show on Netflix used actual footage of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, the mayor of the Quebec town said she believes images of the tragedy were ...
Jan 15, 2019
New pen may allow sale of horses for slaughter
RENO, Nev. - The U.S. Forest Service has built a new corral for wild horses in Northern California, which could allow it to bypass federal restrictions and sell the animals for slaughter. The agency a...
Jan 15, 2019
Four men charged in Manitoba for night hunting with lights
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says four men have been charged with hunting at night with lights. The province says wildlife officers nabbed two men in December from the Lake Manitoba First Nation...
Jan 15, 2019
Roughriders coach/GM Chris Jones leaving to take NFL job in Cleveland
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders coach/GM Chris Jones is leaving the CFL team to take a coaching job with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. The move comes one week after Jones signed a one-year exten...
Jan 15, 2019
Right-wing, neo-Nazi, white supremacist groups an increasing concern: Goodale
REGINA - Canada’s minister for public safety says right-wing, white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups are an increasing concern and threat to Canadians. Ralph Goodale said the groups promote hate...
Jan 15, 2019
Feds poised to bolster RCMP accountability
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to try to improve RCMP accountability by placing some external eyes on the national police force. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and RCMP Commissioner B...
Jan 15, 2019
Top line of the Colorado Avalanche gets along off the ice, dominates on it
TORONTO - Apart from the all-world skill displayed on a nightly basis, Mikko Rantanen has a simple explanation for why he works so well with Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. They get along away...
Jan 15, 2019
Pacific FC adds to CPL roster by signing three homegrown products
VICTORIA - Pacific FC has signed former Canadian under-17 players Alessandro Hojabpour, Matthew Baldisimo and Terran Campbell. “These three are solid young players in their age group and we are ...
Jan 15, 2019