Category Archives: Canadian Press
'So tinder dry:' Trains suspected in some grass fires in prairie communities
WINNIPEG - An extremely dry spring in the eastern Prairies has meant an early start to fire season and in some cases trains are being suspected as the cause. “It is tinder dry,” said David...
May 09, 2018
Foreign students in B.C. targeted by "virtual kidnapping" extortion scheme
Vancouver police are warning about schemes dubbed “virtual kidnappings” aimed mainly at young women from mainland China who are studying in Canada on student visas. Sgt. Jason Ro...
May 09, 2018
Somalia suicide bomber strikes market, kills at least 10
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somali official says a suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people at a crowded market in a southern town. Security official Ali Mohamed tells The Associated Press that the bom...
May 09, 2018
Saskatchewan seeks intervener status in B.C. Trans Mountain pipeline case
REGINA - Saskatchewan is seeking intervener status in British Columbia’s reference case over the flow of heavy oil through that province. Attorney General Don Morgan says Saskatch...
May 09, 2018
Corrective to story about cat declawing
VANCOUVER - In a story that moved Tuesday about cat declawing, The Canadian Press misspelled the name of the registrar of the College of Veterinarians of B.C. Her name is Luisa Hlus. The Canadian...
May 09, 2018
Racist tirade caught on video at Lethbridge Denny's restaurant goes viral
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Monir Omerzai was still stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny’s spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Faceboo...
May 09, 2018
Particularly hard on foxes and bears: Study finds oilsands change forest fauna
EDMONTON - Research suggests even underground oilsands mines have profound effects on the forest community that vary from animal to animal. “What you’re seeing in the oilsands is a change ...
May 09, 2018
Meghan Markle waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds
LONDON - Madame Tussauds London has unveiled a waxwork of Meghan Markle as it prepares for events marking her May 19 marriage to Prince Harry. The likeness of the American actress sports the emerald g...
May 09, 2018
Texas biker accused of killing man who was shot by police
FORT WORTH, Texas - One of three bikers indicted on murder charges Wednesday stemming from a chaotic 2015 shooting outside a Texas restaurant is accused of killing a man who was also shot twice by pol...
May 09, 2018
Some items stolen from top Bears draft pick's car recovered
CHICAGO - Police say several items have been returned after they were stolen from Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Roquan Smith’s car in Georgia, but not his Bears-issued iPad. Athens-Clarke...
May 09, 2018