Category Archives: Canadian Press
Justin Trudeau visits flood-stricken New Brunswick as crucial highway re-opens
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick residents have begun the long, messy business of cleaning up sodden homes and cottages - including one runaway cottage left bobbing in lake waters after floating seven kilo...
May 11, 2018
Body in Scotland is missing Frightened Rabbit singer
LONDON - Police confirmed Friday that a body discovered at a Scottish marina is that of Scott Hutchison, the singer of indie rock band Frightened Rabbit. Hutchison, 36, was reported missing Wednesday ...
May 11, 2018
In the news today, May 11
Eight stories in the news for Friday, May 11 --- TRANS-CANADA EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN NEW BRUNSWICK Officials in New Brunswick hope to reopen a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway between Moncton and Fr...
May 11, 2018
G7 legacy: high-speed internet coverage and cellphone reception across La Malbaie
LA MALBAIE, Que. - When the limousines, security guards, helicopters and politicians leave Quebec’s Charlevoix region after next month’s 44th annual G7 summit, its citizens will benefit fr...
May 11, 2018
Ford, Horwath spar in northern debate as Wynne defends her record
PARRY SOUND, Ont. - As the Tories push to make inroads into Ontario’s north, their leader Doug Ford focused the brunt of his attacks during the election’s northern debate on the NDP, a par...
May 11, 2018
Lac-Megantic rail bypass to be funded jointly by federal, Quebec governments
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Five years after a runaway oil-laden train slammed into the heart of Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people, Ottawa and Quebec confirmed a rail bypass Friday that will ensure trains le...
May 11, 2018
As lava oozes, Hawaii officials say rest of island is open
VOLCANO, Hawaii - Warnings that Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could shoot boulders and ash out of its summit crater are prompting people to rethink their plans to visit the Big Island. But most of th...
May 11, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Winnipeg 5 Nashville 1 (Winnipeg wins series 4-3) — IIHF World Championship At Herning, Denmark United States 3 Latvia 2 (OT) Canada 5 Norway 0 A...
May 11, 2018
CNN's Jake Tapper to address UMass-Amherst graduates
AMHERST, Mass. - CNN anchor Jake Tapper is set to address graduates at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s spring commencement. Tapper is the featured speaker at Friday’s ceremony fo...
May 10, 2018
Family of 7 dead with gunshot wounds in rural Australia
CANBERRA, Australia - A family of seven including four children was found dead with gunshot wounds Friday at a rural property in southwest Australia in what could be the country’s worst mass sho...
May 10, 2018