Category Archives: Canadian Press
California inferno gives rise to family-reuniting 'Angels'
SAN FRANCISCO - They have become known as the Angels of Paradise. But there is nothing ethereal about them. They are online sleuths who know how to find people, and they have been putting their skills...
Dec 10, 2018
California family finds cat alive a month after deadly blaze
PARADISE, Calif. - A family has been reunited with their cat after it stayed behind during a deadly wildfire last month that levelled their home in Northern California. Courtney Werblow and her family...
Dec 10, 2018
NASA's Voyager 2 becomes 2nd craft in interstellar space
WASHINGTON - NASA’s Voyager 2 is now the second human-made object to zip away from the sun into the space between the stars. Voyager 2 last month exited “this bubble that the sun creates a...
Dec 10, 2018
Raiders fire GM Reggie McKenzie
ALAMEDA, Calif. - From the moment Jon Gruden was brought back for a second stint as coach of the Oakland Raiders with a 10-year contract, general manager Reggie McKenzie’s longevity in the posit...
Dec 10, 2018
Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court
VANCOUVER - The United States is showing its hostility toward Chinese tech giant Huawei by speculating one of its senior executives has avoided travelling there to dodge charges, a lawyer arguing for ...
Dec 10, 2018
Well-loved Winnipeg restaurant chain starts banning single-use plastic
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg institution known for its bitty burgers is going more green. The newest Salisbury House restaurant to open its doors has become the chain’s first location to ban single-use...
Dec 10, 2018
Military turns page on oft-criticized support unit for ill, injured troops
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is turning the page on its oft-criticized unit for ill and injured troops, including those struggling with psychological trauma, as it promises to better care for person...
Dec 10, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps lose Kei Kamara, protect 11 players from expansion draft
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have made a flurry of recent trades and signings, and head coach Marc Dos Santos says the process of re-shaping the roster is far from over. The club added two goal...
Dec 10, 2018
Saskatchewan court allows all applicants to intervene in carbon tax case
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal is allowing all applicants to intervene in an upcoming case between the province and Ottawa over a federally imposed carbon tax. The federal government, a...
Dec 10, 2018
Father who lost son in Broncos crash wants graduated licensing in truck training
REGINA - A father who lost his son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says mandatory training in Saskatchewan for commercial semi-truck drivers is a good first step, but he wants to see more. Russ Hero...
Dec 10, 2018