Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prince Harry, Meghan at first royal event as newlyweds
LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Tuesday attended their first royal event as newlyweds - a Buckingham Palace garden party honouring Harry’s father, Prince Charles, for...
May 22, 2018
EPA blocks some media from summit, then reverses course
NEW YORK - A reporter for The Associated Press was grabbed by the shoulders and shoved out of an Environmental Protection Agency building by a security guard Tuesday for trying to cover a meeting on w...
May 22, 2018
Polansky wins first-round qualification match at French Open, Abanda loses
PARIS - Canada’s Peter Polansky defeated Norbert Gombos of Slovakia in first-round qualifying play Tuesday at the French Open. Polansky, the No. 14 seed from Thornhill, Ont., needed two hours 10...
May 22, 2018
Videos of two shrieking lynx posted by Ontario man and his girlfriend go viral
An Ontario man who shot a viral video of two lynx shrieking in each other’s faces says he’s no stranger to the animals, but was shocked by what he saw. “I knew right away it was goin...
May 22, 2018
Camila Cabello cancels performance, blames dehydration
LOS ANGELES - Camila Cabello (kah-MEE’-lah kah-BAY’-oh) is getting some rest after she was diagnosed with dehydration and a low-grade fever. The 21-year-old “Havana” singer has...
May 22, 2018
Officials: 9 anti-pollution protesters killed in south India
NEW DELHI - Police opened fire Tuesday on protesters demanding the closure of a south Indian copper plant, killing nine people, officials said. Dozens more people were reportedly injured. The violence...
May 22, 2018
Boom island: Little Prince Edward Island enjoying a buoyant economy
CHARLOTTETOWN - Tourists visiting tidy, bucolic Prince Edward Island should keep their eyes open for some swagger this summer: The smallest province is on a tear. An expected steady rhythm of hammers ...
May 22, 2018
Ontario NDP target of attacks as polls put them at same support as Tories
TORONTO - Ontario’s opposition parties seemed to write off the governing Liberals nearly halfway through the province’s election campaign, as new polls suggest the Progressive Conservative...
May 22, 2018
With baby in tow, Karina Gould back to Hill on big day for electoral reform bill
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau adopted a new junior cabinet minister of sorts today as he welcomed the return of Karina Gould to his inner circle. Gould brought her new baby, Oliver, to work w...
May 22, 2018
Hall of fame to redo soccer star Brandi Chastain plaque
SAN FRANCISCO - A bronze plaque honouring soccer star Brandi Chastain got a red card Tuesday after a social media outcry over its unflattering portrayal of the athlete. The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fam...
May 22, 2018