Category Archives: Canadian Press
5 dead as SUV chased by Border Patrol crashes in South Texas
BIG WELLS, Texas - At least five people were killed and several others hurt Sunday as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people during a suspected “smuggling event” crashed while fleeing fr...
Jun 17, 2018
Arson suspected at bar where Zach Randolph's brother killed
MARION, Ind. - Investigators have determined a fire likely was intentionally set at an Indiana bar, one day after the brother of NBA star Zach Randolph was fatally shot there. The fire happened at Hop...
Jun 17, 2018
York University students not optimistic strike will end anytime soon
TORONTO - York University students aren’t feeling hopeful that they’ll be back in class soon, even after some of the school’s striking contract workers voted to accept the university...
Jun 17, 2018
Hernandez, Solarte back-to-back homers lift Blue Jays to sweep of Nationals
TORONTO - If Teoscar Hernandez was hurting after being hit by a pitch, he wasn’t going to let it show on the field. Hernandez took a ball off his unprotected right elbow in the fourth inning, re...
Jun 17, 2018
Search continues for three missing fishermen off coast of Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. - The search continues for three missing First Nations fishermen whose boat sank off the coast of Tofino. While the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre has scaled back its search and handed...
Jun 17, 2018
Brazil held to 1-1 draw by Switzerland at World Cup
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - Brazil joined the list of big teams struggling to win their opening matches at the World Cup in Russia. The five-time champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday...
Jun 17, 2018
Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
MCALLEN, Texas - Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water,...
Jun 17, 2018
50 dogs saved from Korean meat farm are recovering quickly in Montreal shelter
MONTREAL - The 50 terrified dogs and puppies rescued from crammed cages on a South Korean dog meat farm are well on their way to becoming pets in Canada, Humane Society International said. The dogs - ...
Jun 17, 2018
Quebec's longest-serving legislature member blames PQ for decline of sovereignty
QUEBEC - The Parti Quebecois is partly to blame for the lack of support for sovereignty, according to the province’s longest-serving legislature member, who believes his party has renounced its ...
Jun 17, 2018
How computer data helped police to investigate Quebec City's mosque shooter
MONTREAL - The criminal proceedings against Quebec City’s mosque shooter provided a glimpse into how police use computers to extract information about a suspect, even if that data has been erase...
Jun 17, 2018