Category Archives: Canadian Press
A more open real estate bidding process can benefit everyone, says OREA
TORONTO - When Vanessa Witkowski and her husband were tasked with selling his grandmother’s home, they both knew they didn’t want to do it the traditional way. What they wanted was to have...
Oct 28, 2018
Mental issues from Fort McMurray fire linger but human contact helps: study
EDMONTON - The immense wildfire that scorched Fort McMurray in 2016 may have blackened more than homes. Newly published research suggests the fire cast a lasting shadow over the lives of many resident...
Oct 28, 2018
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 28, 2018
Hurricane Michael killed at least 35 in Florida, 45 total
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida authorities have linked six more deaths to Hurricane Michael, raising the state’s death toll to 35. The storm’s overall death toll now stands at 45, with 10 dea...
Oct 28, 2018
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins rally behind city in wake of synagogue attack
VANCOUVER - Sidney Crosby says his team is standing with its city after an attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh left 11 people dead and six others wounded. Speaking with reporters ahead of a game again...
Oct 28, 2018
Industrial natural gas users put backup plans in action ahead of winter shortage
VANCOUVER - A natural gas shortage projected to stretch through the winter months could mean higher vegetable prices this spring, as gas users from mills to local governments hustle to conserve and fi...
Oct 28, 2018
Pakistan's top court reinstates ban on Indian TV
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s top court has reinstated a ban on the broadcast of Indian TV content following a petition from local producers. Pakistan’s Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced t...
Oct 28, 2018
Japan, India leaders build ties amid trade, security worries
TOKYO - The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived Saturday, was meeting Japane...
Oct 28, 2018
Germany's governing parties punished in state election
BERLIN - Germany’s governing parties lost significant support in a state election Sunday that was marked by discontent with infighting in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s national government and...
Oct 28, 2018
Pipe bomb suspect was spinning records as FBI closed in
WASHINGTON - In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his element: spinning classic and Top 40 hits in a nightclub where h...
Oct 28, 2018