Category Archives: Canadian Press
Second Royal Canadian Navy ship hit by fire while deployed off Europe
HALIFAX - For the second time in four days, a Royal Canadian Navy frigate caught fire while deployed off Europe. Fire hit HMCS Toronto Monday as it neared Belfast for repairs after a power loss, follo...
Oct 31, 2018
Government to review funding for former governors general, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada’s governors general deserve continued financial support once they retire but they need to be more transparent and accountable for their expenses, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. T...
Oct 31, 2018
Duck boats roll in Boston for Red Sox victory parade
BOSTON - Sports fans grown accustomed to the success of their beloved teams lined the streets in the hundreds of thousands on Wednesday to salute the Boston Red Sox on their fourth championship in the...
Oct 31, 2018
Crew, including Canadian, could be heading to space station Dec. 3: Russians
MONTREAL - Russian space officials said Wednesday that they hope to resume sending crews to the International Space Station in early December, potentially clearing the way for Canadian astronaut David...
Oct 31, 2018
Ottawa argues one province's failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others
REGINA - The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern. In written arguments filed with Saskatchewan&#...
Oct 31, 2018
'A blooming shame:' Greyhound winds down in Western Canada, northern Ontario
Retired bus driver Iain Gray ambled through Calgary’s cavernous Greyhound depot on its last day in operation, a gold pin with the bus company’s logo on his jacket. Gray dropped by the stat...
Oct 31, 2018
Mac Miller benefit features Chance, SZA, John Mayer
LOS ANGELES - Travis Scott pointed toward an image of a toothless Mac Miller as a child recognizing the late rapper as a good-spirited person whose “soul will live forever.” Scott’s ...
Oct 31, 2018
'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial sells for $72,000
LONDON - A paperback copy of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” used by the judge in the landmark U.K. obscenity trial of the novel’s publisher has sold at auction for 56,250 pounds ($7...
Oct 31, 2018
Beyonce in '90s Halloween mood with Tony Braxton salute
LOS ANGELES - Beyonce is in a 1990’s mood as she salutes singer Toni Braxton for Halloween. Beyonce appears on Instagram in a pixie wig, leather jacket, white tank top and jeans to re-create Bra...
Oct 31, 2018
Oprah, Trump, Obama: Georgia's star-studded closing act
ATLANTA - Oprah Winfrey is bringing her star power to one of the nation’s hottest governor’s races, even as President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama try to put their imprin...
Oct 31, 2018