Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
Author Archives: The Canadian Press
Fragmented bus service market emerges as Greyhound exits Western Canada Oct. 31
CALGARY - A hodge-podge of public transportation services are already starting to fill the gap as Greyhound Canada moves steadily towards its midnight Halloween disappearance from most of Western Cana...
Oct 29, 2018
‘Should be enforced:’ Paralyzed Broncos player, parents want seatbelts on buses
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Michelle Straschnitzki had a moment of panic when her 16-year-old son Jett was preparing to board a team bus for a recent hockey game. "I didn't watch him go get on the bus, but the p...
Oct 29, 2018
‘It’s an epidemic:’ Inexpensive crystal meth eclipsing opioids on the Prairies
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Police are dealing with a prairie fire of methamphetamine use which is rapidly overtaking fentanyl as the drug of choice for many. Opioid use continues to be a pu...
Oct 28, 2018
Canadian politicians offer sympathies following Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
OTTAWA - Several Canadian politicians have offered up their sympathies following a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemning the attack as anti-Semitic....
Oct 27, 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the University of Saskatchewan during a visit to Saskatoon on Sept. 1, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Janes chicken burgers recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Sofina Foods Inc. is recalling Janes brand Pub Style Chicken Burgers from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. The agency ...
Oct 27, 2018 (The Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Scholarships honour ‘big, bright light’ and other Broncos players from Alberta
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Former National Hockey League player Chris Joseph wants people to remember his son for his love of hockey and the smile he brought into every room. Jaxon Joseph, 21, was one of 16 ...
Oct 26, 2018 Broncos forward, Jaxon Joseph.
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to charges related to Amber Alert
A man accused of a child abduction that sparked an Amber Alert in north-central Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to several charges. Johnathan Gunville, who is 19, has admitted to abandoning a child, t...
Oct 25, 2018 An RCMP vehicle guards the scene where a 6-year-old girl was found safe after an Amber Alert Sept. 17, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Canada Post strikes shift to Calgary, Sherbrooke, Que., and Red Deer, Alta.
OTTAWA - Canada Post employees shifted their rotating strikes to Sherbrooke, Que., Calgary and Red Deer, Alta., on Thursday, ending two days of work stoppage in the Toronto area that forced the closur...
Oct 25, 2018
Canadian troops, families take shelter in hotel after Florida hurricane
By, Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Thirty Canadian military members and their families were forced to evacuate their Florida homes and are now living in a hotel after a hurricane ripped t...
Oct 23, 2018
‘Ridiculously drunk’: Canadian sorry for spraying paint on ancient Thai wall
Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press A Canadian who was arrested in northern Thailand for spraying paint on an ancient wall says she's sorry for what she did and terrified about what comes next. Britt...
Oct 23, 2018
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