Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pompeo: NKorea needs US security assurances for nuke pact
WASHINGTON - The United States is offering assurances to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as it seeks to put in motion the potential for a sweeping nuclear deal ahead of President Donald Trump’s ...
May 13, 2018
Trudeau calls Quebec byelection days after visit, $60M funding pledge in riding
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a byelection for the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, only days after pledging $60 million in federal funding for an aluminum-smelting project in...
May 13, 2018
Ten ridings to watch as Ontario heads for its spring election
Ontario has 124 provincial ridings as it goes into a spring election. Here are 10 to watch: DON VALLEY WEST Her Liberals are lagging in the polls, but can Premier Kathleen Wynne secure a victory in he...
May 13, 2018
NewsAlert: French judicial official says friend of dead Paris knife attacker has been detained for questioning in Strasbourg
PARIS - French judicial official says friend of dead Paris knife attacker has been detained for questioning in Strasbourg. More coming. The Associated Press
May 13, 2018
Rwanda's 1st female neurosurgeon chose Canada to complete training: Toronto Western
TORONTO - As a child growing up in Rwanda during the 1980s and ’90s, Claire Karekezi dreamed of becoming a doctor. But what she calls her “guiding star” has taken her far beyond that...
May 13, 2018
Fairytale wedding: Royal union to set nuptial trends for seasons to come
For those who harbour Disney-themed fantasies for their pending nuptials, the union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle promises to be a feast of regal inspiration, wedding watchers say. In keeping with...
May 13, 2018
At a breaking point: Nunavut hamlet of Pangnirtung cries for help
PANGNIRTUNG, Nunavut - Everyone thought things in the Nunavut community of Pangnirtung were finally looking up. The hamlet, which once had one of the highest suicide rates in the territory, hadn’...
May 13, 2018
Sister of teacher who died in La Loche shooting returns to work with youth
The sister of one of the victims in a northern Saskatchewan school shooting has been working with youth in the community where her brother was killed to make sure their voices are heard. Caitlin Wood&...
May 13, 2018
Saskatchewan father upset son's hockey team not allowed to wear memorial patch
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The father of a young Saskatchewan hockey player who committed suicide calls a decision to remove a memorial patch from his son’s team’s jerseys a slap in the fac...
May 13, 2018
2 British tourists freed after being kidnapped in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - Two British tourists have been released in eastern Congo two days after being kidnapped, according to announcements Sunday by Virunga National Park and the British foreign secretary....
May 13, 2018