The Canadian Press PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.–A foster mother to five children in Prince Albert, Sask. says her heart sank when a “grinch” stole her van that was carrying Christmas presents for her kids and an anniversary gift for her husband. Melanie Brown, who is 41, has children who range in […]
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The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–It had feathers and looked as if it were part-penguin, part-duck, and part-swan. It was between the size of a chicken and a turkey, and ate the same sorts of things in the same sorts of places as a heron. But it was a dinosaur. “This […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–NDP leader Jagmeet Singh isn’t reading too much into his party’s dismal showing in a series of recent byelections, insisting he’s playing a long game as he works to shore up support across Canada in preparation for the 2019 federal election. And he’s waving off suggestions […]
The Canadian Press MAPLE, Ont.–A dramatic hostage situation at a bank north of Toronto ended abruptly yesterday when police killed a lone gunman. No one else was injured but those inside the Royal Bank of Canada branch in Maple, Ont. were “definitely traumatized,” said York Region police Cst. Andy Pattenden. […]
The Canadian Press FOND DU LAC, Sask.–Investigators will begin combing through the wreckage of a passenger plane to find clues as to why it crashed soon after taking off in northern Saskatchewan. Officials with the Transportation Safety Board were due to arrive in the remote community of Fond du Lac […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–An official in Justin Trudeau’s office is being investigated over unspecified allegations, both the Prime Minister’s Office and the official confirmed late yesterday. The Prime Minister’s Office has not identified the official or the nature of the allegations, but several media outlets have reported the accusations involved […]
The Canadian Press A review of scientific literature suggests those who believe “man ‘flu” is more intense than the female version have some evidence to back up their views. An article published by a Canadian physician in a recent edition of the British Medical Journal reviews medical studies going back […]
The Associated Press CAIRO — Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered four intact burial sites, part of a cemetery and an incomplete statue in different areas in the southern city of Aswan. Thursday’s statement by the ministry says the new discoveries span different eras of Egypt’s ancient history. The […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A cow that escaped twice from a nativity scene in Philadelphia is back in place. The cow, nicknamed “Stormy,” wandered away from the nativity scene at Old First Reformed Church of Christ Thursday and ended up on Interstate 95. Philadelphia police eventually boxed in the […]
By Melissa Rayworth The Associated Press For elderly people struggling with memory loss, one of the toughest things can be forgetting the details of their own lives. What must it be like when you struggle to recall something you were sure you’d never forget ‚Äî the name of an old […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press I first tasted harissa when I was 19, and I travelled on a lone adventure to Tunisia after spending a semester abroad in France. I browsed the open markets, with their appealing drapey white cotton clothing – I wore billowy pants from that trip […]
By Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the nation’s economy was still reeling from the body blow of the Great Recession, Seattle’s was about to take off. In 2010, Amazon opened a headquarters in the little-known South Lake Union district ‚Äî and then expanded eight-fold over the next […]
