Category Archives: Canadian Press
2 found dead in quake-hit Polish coal mine; 3 still missing
WARSAW, Poland - Polish rescue workers on Sunday found the bodies of two miners after an earthquake hit a coal mine in southern Poland. Three other miners remain missing some 900 metres (2,950 feet) b...
May 06, 2018
Bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33
KABUL - A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration centre killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said on Sunday. Talib Mangal, spokesm...
May 06, 2018
Suspected water contamination kills 10 Cambodians; 120 ill
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ten Cambodian villagers have died and 120 others have been sickened after drinking water suspected to be contaminated with insecticide, a health official said Sunday. The dead a...
May 06, 2018
Death toll from Pakistan mining explosions climbs to 23
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistani officials say the death toll from methane gas explosions in two coal mines has climbed to 23. Mine inspector Iftikhar Ahmed said Sunday that five more bodies have been rec...
May 06, 2018
Iran's president: US ending deal will be 'historic regret'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s president is warning President Donald Trump that pulling America out of the nuclear deal with world powers would be a “historic regret.” President Hassan Rouhan...
May 06, 2018
Indian forces fire on Kashmir protesters, killing at least 5
SRINAGAR, India - Government forces opened fire on protesters Sunday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing five people and wounding dozens more who had been trying to reach the site of gunbattle in wh...
May 06, 2018
Montreal prepares to debut new high-tech, self-cleaning public bathrooms
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal once boasted an impressive fleet of 20 or so art deco-inspired public toilets, built in the 1930s to improve hygiene and create work during the Great Depression. But by...
May 06, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $10 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for Saturday night’s $10 million Lotto 649 jackpot. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lot...
May 06, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Washington 6 Pittsburgh 3 (Washington leads series 3-2) Winnipeg 6 Nashville 2 (Winnipeg leads series 3-2) — IIHF World Championship At Denmark S...
May 06, 2018
Kyle Connor leads the way as Jets beat Predators 6-2 to take 3-2 series lead
NASHVILLE - Kyle Connor made a move in the first period Saturday that signalled to Jets captain Blake Wheeler his linemate was going to have a big night. Head coach Paul Maurice saw the same thing. Th...
May 06, 2018