Category Archives: Canadian Press
First Nations, cities support B.C.'s plan to require permits for pipelines
VANCOUVER - First Nations and cities that have seen costly and damaging oil spills are supporting British Columbia’s efforts to require permits for companies transporting hazardous substances th...
Mar 19, 2019
Study finds rise in millennial perfectionism, parents and social media blamed
HALIFAX - Millennials are more inclined to be perfectionists than previous generations, according to a new study that found a rise in perfectionism from 1990 to 2015. The study published in the Person...
Mar 19, 2019
Congress' inaction endangers black lung fund
COEBURN, Va. - Former coal miner John Robinson’s bills for black lung treatments run $4,000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being drained of money because of in...
Mar 19, 2019
RCMP say disappearance of B.C. cowboy Ben Tyner 'may involve criminality'
SURREY, B.C. - The case of a rancher who has been missing in British Columbia since January is being treated as a suspicious disappearance by the RCMP. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says members of the southea...
Mar 19, 2019
Tyler Perry steps in to help 4 children of slain single mom
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Less than a day after the family of a slain single mother of four launched a fundraising appeal, actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has lent his support. News outlets report Perry offer...
Mar 19, 2019
A look at five political leaders who will campaign in Alberta's spring election
EDMONTON - Albertans are going to the polls in a spring election on April 16. Here’s a look at the leaders of the five parties that currently hold seats in the legislature: Derek Fildebrandt, Fr...
Mar 19, 2019
Pregnant asylum seeker rescued from snow trying to cross Manitoba border
WINNIPEG - A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour. Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carl...
Mar 19, 2019
York 9 FC to play inaugural Canadian Premier League season at York Lions Stadium
TORONTO - York 9 FC has confirmed it will play its inaugural Canadian Premier League season at York Lions Stadium. The club says the north end of the York University venue will feature a multi-tiered ...
Mar 19, 2019
AP source: Trout, Angels close to record $432M, 12-year deal
Mike Trout is on the verge of becoming baseball’s first half-billion dollar man. Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the ...
Mar 19, 2019
Police: Duo nabbed trying to steal Capone statue in Arkansas
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - It was a caper Scarface might have sanctioned … until they dropped him and got collared. Authorities say two Missouri men snatched a statue of Al Capone from its seat outside...
Mar 19, 2019