Category Archives: Canadian Press
Saskatchewan family relieved after six-year-old autistic girl found safe
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan mother says words cannot describe the relief she feels after being reunited with her daughter who police say was taken when she was left in the back of a runni...
Sep 17, 2018
Hope fades in Philippines for dozens buried in landslides
ITOGON, Philippines - Dozens of people believed buried in a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines probably did not survive, a mayor said Monday, although rescuers kept digging thr...
Sep 17, 2018
Emergency crews throw supply lifeline to isolated Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Throwing a lifeline to a city surrounded by floodwaters, emergency crews delivered food and water to Wilmington on Monday as rescuers picked up more people stranded by Hurricane Flo...
Sep 17, 2018
Tour operator captures video of rare triple breach by humpbacks off N.S.
TIVERTON, N.S. - A video of three humpback whales surging out of the water one after the other off Nova Scotia has captured the attention of people around the world. The stunning video was shot by Edw...
Sep 17, 2018
Witness: Circus camel that hurt 7 spooked by thrown shovel
PITTSBURGH - A startled camel started bucking during a circus when a child apparently threw a shovel at its feet, injuring six children and an adult and causing frightened circusgoers to flee the aren...
Sep 17, 2018
'Game of Thrones,' 'Mrs. Maisel' triumph at Emmys
LOS ANGELES - Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” became the first streaming series to win top Emmy comedy honours and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” recaptured the best ...
Sep 17, 2018
In the news today, Sept. 17
Eight stories in the news for Monday, Sept. 17 --- AMBER ALERT ISSUED FOR LITTLE GIRL IN SASKATCHEWAN An Amber Alert was issued Sunday night for a six-year-old Saskatchewan girl who RCMP say was in th...
Sep 17, 2018
Calgary girl paralyzed in Texas crash going to California for treatment
CALGARY - A Calgary girl who was paralyzed in a Texas highway crash this summer is heading to a children’s hospital in California that offers high-tech treatments for spinal injuries. Mehak Minh...
Sep 17, 2018
NDP has yet to nominate a single candidate for next federal election
OTTAWA - Federal political parties are gearing up for the final parliamentary session before the next election, but while the Conservatives and the Liberals tout having many candidates nominated and m...
Sep 17, 2018
Despite controversy, Quebec leaders take part in first English-language TV debate
MONTREAL - In an election campaign where Quebec independence is not a defining issue, party leaders held an historic English debate Monday and tried to woo roughly one million anglophones who have tra...
Sep 17, 2018