Category Archives: Canadian Press
Not enough fruits, veggies grown to feed global population a healthy diet: study
The world’s agriculture producers are not growing enough fruits and vegetables to feed the global population a healthy diet, according to new Canadian-led research. The study, published this wee...
Oct 25, 2018
Norwegian crown princess has pulmonary fibrosis
COPENHAGEN - Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit says she has a lung-scarring disease which may occasionally “limit the exercise of her official program.” Mette-Marit said that she h...
Oct 25, 2018
Gilles competes at Skate Canada International with her mom Bonnie in her heart
LAVAL, Que. - Piper Gilles has a photo of her mom Bonnie taken the day she and Paul Poirier skated their short dance at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Bonnie is dressed in a Canadian team T-shirt and hat, ...
Oct 25, 2018
Pot industry players weigh benefits of cross-border travel after latest U.S. statement
TORONTO - Shifting statements from U.S. border officials have prompted some Canadian cannabis industry players to think twice about travelling south of the border, just weeks before a significant pot ...
Oct 25, 2018
Netherlands PM Mark Rutte tells Parliament Brexit is a 'terrible idea'
OTTAWA - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed shared concern Thursday over the current fate of the international order that both their countries help to create a...
Oct 25, 2018
Megyn Kelly absent from show following blackface comments
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly was absent from her NBC News morning show on Thursday following this week’s controversy over her comments about blackface, amid indications that her time at the network co...
Oct 25, 2018
Ewart Shadoff takes early lead at LPGA Taiwan Championship
TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Jodi Ewart Shadoff shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship. Shadoff, seeking her first career victory, made seve...
Oct 25, 2018
Federal government confirms new Champlain Bridge won't be ready until 2019
MONTREAL - The new Champlain Bridge slated to open later this year now won’t welcome traffic until sometime in 2019, the federal government confirmed Thursday. Infrastructure Minister Francois-P...
Oct 25, 2018
Florida Trump supporter charged in chilling mail-bomb plot
WASHINGTON - Federal authorities on Friday captured a Florida man with a criminal history and a fervour for President Donald Trump and accused him of sending at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democr...
Oct 25, 2018
Russian rocket puts satellite into orbit, 1st since failure
MOSCOW - A Russian Soyuz rocket put a military satellite in orbit on Thursday, its first successful launch since a similar rocket failed earlier this month to deliver a crew to the International Space...
Oct 25, 2018