Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hinchcliffe no longer pursuing options to run in Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS - James Hinchcliffe is no longer looking for a way to get into the Indianapolis 500. The Canadian driver used a Twitter post Wednesday to announce that, “barring unforeseen circumst...
May 23, 2018
Foam rubber gold bars fool man who burglarized Michigan shop
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Fake promotional gold bars apparently appeared so much like the real thing that someone broke into a western Michigan flooring shop to take them. WXMI-TV reports Old to Gold Hard...
May 23, 2018
Michael Jackson estate slams ABC TV special on his last days
LOS ANGELES - The Michael Jackson estate is objecting to an ABC TV special airing Thursday on the end of the life of the late King of Pop, calling it a crass attempt to exploit Jackson without respect...
May 23, 2018
High hopes but tough road for black woman in governor's race
ATLANTA - She’s a Yale-educated attorney and a romance novelist who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature. Now Stacey Abrams has gained a shot at becoming the first black woman elected gove...
May 23, 2018
Minneapolis diners throw water at conservative Tomi Lahren
MINNEAPOLIS - Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren says she is disheartened and embarrassed but not broken after a patron threw water on her at a Minneapolis restaurant. The Fox News contributor told ...
May 23, 2018
Argos defensive tackle Gaydosh to give Grey Cup ring to his father
TORONTO - It’s bold, it’s gaudy and it’s flashy - everything Linden Gaydosh is not. And that’s why the Toronto Argonauts burly defensive tackle plans to give his 2017...
May 23, 2018
Ecuadorian Villagers lose fight to have Chevron Canada pay US$9.5 billion
TORONTO - The Canadian subsidiary of U.S.-based oil giant Chevron Corp. cannot be held liable for a US$9.5-billion award a court in Ecuador ordered against the parent company in favour of Ecuadorian v...
May 23, 2018
Research needed on impact of microplastics on
B.C. shellfish industry: study
VICTORIA - A scientific study that found high levels of microplastics in the ocean near British Columbia’s primary shellfish farms has scientists calling for more research to assess the imp...
May 23, 2018
Not criminally responsible: How an accused finds the road back home
HALIFAX - At the height of his mental illness, Breton Umlah believed his family and friends were members of a shadowy intelligence agency, and he desperately wanted to join them. Diagno...
May 23, 2018
Doug Ford says he'll release fully costed platform before the election
With two weeks left in Ontario’s election campaign, Doug Ford is refusing to say when his Progressive Conservatives will release a fully costed platform, except to insist it will be before ...
May 23, 2018