Category Archives: Canadian Press
'City of icebergs:' Study says 100s of Arctic glaciers shrinking, disappearing
The statistics in her recently published paper say it all: hundreds of glaciers in Canada’s High Arctic are shrinking and many are likely to disappear completely. But for Adrienne White, seven f...
Jul 16, 2018
Flames sign forward Lindholm to six-year contract with AAV of $4.85 million
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed forward Elias Lindholm to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.85 million. The native of Boden, Sweden was acquired by Calgary along with d...
Jul 16, 2018
Lebanon must investigate torture claims by actor, HRW says
BEIRUT - The New York-based Human Rights Watch called Monday on Lebanese authorities to investigate allegations of torture made by a well-known actor who was detained and later exonerated of charges o...
Jul 16, 2018
Lose, your blues: Town tosses 'Footloose' anti-dancing law
FORT SMITH, Ark. - Officials in a western Arkansas city say residents can finally kick off their Sunday shoes. Fort Smith city directors recently repealed a 1953 ordinance that essentially outlawed pu...
Jul 16, 2018
World Cup win gives France new set of heroes, needed boost
PARIS - The welcome was grand, the emotion visceral as France’s victorious World Cup team rolled down Paris’ Champs-Elysees Avenue in an open-top bus Monday while tens of thousands of peop...
Jul 16, 2018
Robert Lepage willing to sit down with opponents of upcoming show
MONTREAL - Quebec director Robert Lepage says he is willing to meet with people who are opposed to one of his upcoming shows because it does not include Indigenous performers. About 30 people signed a...
Jul 16, 2018
Trudeau's youth council divided over Trans Mountain pipeline purchase
OTTAWA - Fissures have appeared inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s youth council after a group of current and former members publicly urged the Liberal government to reverse its decision to ...
Jul 16, 2018
U.S. hits back with WTO challenge against Canada's retaliatory tariffs
OTTAWA - The United States fired back Monday at the Canadian government’s retaliatory tariffs on American imports by launching a formal challenge with the World Trade Organization. The Trump adm...
Jul 16, 2018
US challenges China, EU and others at WTO over steel tariffs
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Monday brought cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey at the World Trade Organization for retaliating against American tariffs on i...
Jul 16, 2018
Boateng's switch from soccer to track pays off with national silver medal
TORONTO - For a moment, the announcers at the recent Canadian track and field championships thought Bismark Boateng had won the tightest 100 metre final in the history of the meet. And so did Boateng....
Jul 16, 2018