Category Archives: Canadian Press
A chronology of events in the crash and aftermath of Swissair Flight 111
HALIFAX - Here is a chronology of events in the crash of Swissair Flight 111 and its aftermath: Sept. 2, 1998 8:18 p.m. EDT - MD-11 jet starts take-off roll on Runway 13R, John F. Kennedy airport, New...
Aug 30, 2018
QuickQuotes: Voices from the Swissair tragedy
HALIFAX - “Anyone who was there was involved, even with little things. We were supposed to go down to our wharfs every day and look hard to see if we saw anything … and there was a sense o...
Aug 30, 2018
The Swissair disaster's 'bright' legacy: Friendships as enduring as the sorrow
FOX POINT, N.S. - Photographs of a cherubic toddler and bright-eyed young woman sit atop Bob Conrad’s well-worn piano, their smiling faces looking out to the site where the veteran fisherman rac...
Aug 30, 2018
3 members of Nobel literature prize body to return
COPENHAGEN - Three members who quit the prestigious body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature amid a scandal and internal feud are returning to the Swedish Academy, saying differences with a memb...
Aug 30, 2018
A few facts and figures about the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Some facts and figures about the Sept. 2, 1998, crash of Swissair Flight 111: Type of plane: McDonnell Douglas 11, or MD-11, manufactured by Boeing. Flight route: John F. Kennedy Internation...
Aug 30, 2018
John Herdman says he won't beg players to choose Canada over another country
Confident in the young talent at his disposal, Canada coach John Herdman says he’s not going to beg players to wear the Maple Leaf. “If you don’t feel it in your heart to come and pu...
Aug 30, 2018
Dairy farmers say denting supply management in NAFTA deal would be 'devastating'
MONTREAL - Nearly 1,000 kilometres from Washington, where a team of top Canadian negotiators sit in 11th-hour NAFTA discussions, Peter Strebel works under a cloud of concern at the rural Quebec dairy ...
Aug 30, 2018
Liberals eye closer look at 'right to disconnect' in labour rule revamp: report
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are considering whether a reshaping of federal labour standards should include giving workers the right to ignore their job-related emails at home. The idea of putting in...
Aug 30, 2018
NCAA finds no rules violations in Nassar scandal
The NCAA cleared Michigan State University of any rules infractions in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal, the school announced Thursday. The school released a letter from Jonathan Duncan, the NC...
Aug 30, 2018
Health groups call on Ontario to rethink position on overdose prevention sites
TORONTO - More than 100 health groups urged Doug Ford and Ontario’s health minister on Thursday to reconsider the province’s position on overdose prevention sites, saying a government deci...
Aug 30, 2018