The Canadian PressMichael MacDonald HALIFAX—The creator of a cheeky website that encourages Americans to move to Cape Breton before Donald Trump can be elected president says he’s been shocked by the response. The site—called “Cape Breton if Donald Trump Wins”—was set up Monday by radio announcer Rob Calabrese to poke […]
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The Associated PressDan Gelston DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The 1962 N.Y. Mets, the mid-’70s Tampa Bay Bucs, and the current Philadelphia 76ers have nothing on Casey Mears. The nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 champ Rick Mears, Casey has a tortured losing streak that is closing in on 300 races. His chances of […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—An Ontario hospital foundation pulled a Toronto-area home from its annual lottery prize offerings this week after realizing it backed onto a residence where legally-grown marijuana sent out an “an intrusive odour.” But police in the community say there’s little they can do about such situations. The […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Shipbuilding Association of Canada is hoping the Liberal government will change course when it comes to the renewal of the country’s navy and civilian fleets. The industry group said yesterday the current strategy—laid out in the former Harper government’s national shipbuilding program—is not working and has […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Canada’s Senate, often accused of being an anachronism, is being asked to wrestle with the futuristic dream of driver-less cars. Transport minister Marc Garneau wants the Senate’s transportation and communications committee to launch a study of the regulatory, policy, and technical issues that need to be […]
The Canadian PressMurray BrewsterJohn Ward OTTAWA—As MPs in the House of Commons thrashed out their conflicting views of how to prosecute the war against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Canadian military quietly acknowledged yesterday its bombing campaign has come to a conclusion. The end […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL—A Quebec police constable who died in the line of duty has been remembered by friends as a go-to guy who always was ready to lend an ear. “In my heart, I lost a brother,” Simon Villeneuve said of his friend, Thierry Leroux, who was shot […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—To hear Ban Ki-Moon tell it, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s rapprochement with the United Nations was nothing short of the return of the prodigal son. But the Conservative opposition says the UN secretary general’s flattery of Canada’s new Liberal prime minister may have had a political […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The number of missing and murdered indigenous women across the country is “way bigger” than 1,200, Indigenous Affairs minister Carolyn Bennett said yesterday. Her comments came as the government marked the end of a consultation process with the families of victims as it prepares to establish […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child’s brain than an adult’s, and new research shows it can hinder how youngsters learn. In fact, one of the worst offenders when […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Whether it’s a jungle hut or a high-rise apartment, your home is covered in bacteria, and new research from the Amazon suggests city dwellers might want to open a window. Scientists travelled from remote villages in Peru to a large Brazilian city to […]
The Canadian PressChinta Puxley WINNIPEG—Manitoba is changing how it counts the number of children in its care to exclude hundreds of cases such as Tina Fontaine’s amid concerns it is being unfairly compared to other provinces. The 15-year-old, who was killed in 2014, was placed into the care of Child […]
