Category Archives: Canadian Press

Emaciated moose euthanized as concern grows for N.B. animals displaced by floods
FREDERICTON - Two emaciated moose left stranded by floodwaters have been euthanized, in what animal welfare workers say is likely just the most visible symbol of a wider problem fo...
May 10, 2018

Iowa man says his dog shot him while they were playing
FORT DODGE, Iowa - With best friends like these, who needs enemies? An Iowa man says his dog inadvertently shot him while they were roughhousing Wednesday. Fifty-one-year-old Richard Remme, of Fort Do...
May 10, 2018

What to know before saying 'yes' to an online wedding dress
Carol Hickins’ wedding dress arrived at her office “in a plastic bag inside a brown cardboard box,” she says. The packaging was a “letdown,” she says, but the dress was n...
May 10, 2018

Bourdain's TV show apologizes for using 'offensive' nickname for Newfoundlanders
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s TV show has apologized for calling Newfoundlanders by a diminutive nickname many find offensive. The Twitter account for CNN&...
May 10, 2018

Canadian Tire's Helly Hansen deal could be launch pad for global expansion: CEO
Canadian Tire Corp. views its $985-million acquisition of Norwegian outdoor clothing and gear maker Helly Hansen as a “major step forward” to diversify its offerings at...
May 10, 2018

NAFTA body calls for investigation into oilsands tailings enforcement
The three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement are to vote on whether to investigate if Canada is failing to enforce environmental legislation on tailings ponds in Alberta’s...
May 10, 2018
Prosecutor: Man's drink scam defrauded Ne-Yo, Brian McKnight
CINCINNATI - A New Jersey man is accused of running a multimillion-dollar scam that bilked singers Ne-Yo and Brian McKnight, who invested in a sports drink company. Kevin Foster, of Montclair, faces 1...
May 10, 2018

Dr. Dre loses trademark claim against 'Dr. Drai'
Dr. Dre has lost his trademark fight against Dr. Drai. Dre, the rap mogul and record producer whose real name is Andre Young, opposed the trademark application of Dr. Draion M. Burch, a Pittsburgh gyn...
May 10, 2018

Spotify cuts R. Kelly music from playlists, cites policy
NEW YORK - Spotify has removed R. Kelly’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. A spokesperson on Thursday says Kelly’s music is no longer av...
May 10, 2018
1 killed, 2 badly wounded in South Africa mosque attack
JOHANNESBURG - Attackers entered a South African mosque after midday prayers, stabbed three people and set the place on fire before fleeing, police said Thursday, as people expressed shock at the kind...
May 10, 2018