Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rideau Hall takes second look at hundreds of events in sweeping review
OTTAWA - Rideau Hall is conducting a sweeping review of all the events and organizations the Governor General has supported, in some cases for decades, to determine which will remain tied to the Crown...
May 04, 2018
In the news today, May 4
Seven stories in the news for Friday, May 4 --- NEW BRUNSWICK COPING WITH RECORD FLOODING New Brunswick has closed a large section of the Trans-Canada Highway as floodwaters rose to record levels alon...
May 04, 2018
Arctic ice melt, increased shipping endangers whales: study
VICTORIA - Melting ice caused by climate change has given ships more access to Arctic waters, which researchers say could have serious consequences for the survival of bowhead and beluga whales. Laure...
May 04, 2018
No Nobel literature prize this year but 2 prizes in 2019
COPENHAGEN - Following weeks of internal bickering, sex-abuse allegations and a financial investigation by police, the body that hands out the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature announced Friday th...
May 04, 2018
New Zealander 1st ever 'Galaga' arcade game World Champion
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Mastering a classic arcade game isn’t a lucrative hobby, so some of the world’s best players of “Galaga” were thrilled to get all-expenses-paid trips ...
May 04, 2018
Subban silences hecklers, scores as Nashville beats Winnipeg to even series
WINNIPEG - P.K. Subban didn’t get heckled as long and as loud as he normally does from Winnipeg Jets fans on Thursday. The Norris Trophy finalist, usually a target for boos from the crowd and ch...
May 04, 2018
In Japan, Ichiro's move starts long 'Sayonara'
TOKYO - Ichiro Suzuki says he hasn’t retired, but his move to the front office of the Seattle Mariners is seen by many in Japan as the beginning of a long “Sayonara” for a national t...
May 03, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Nashville 2 Winnipeg 1 (Series tied 2-2) Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1 (Series tied 2-2) — AHL Playoffs Second Round Toronto 6 Syracuse 4 (Toronto le...
May 03, 2018
Montreal's transit workers vote 99 per cent in favour of pressure tactics
Montreal bus and subway drivers have voted 99 per cent in favour of pressure tactics that may include a general strike as their union and the city’s transit company work toward a new contract. T...
May 03, 2018
At what point does crying 'lynching' trivialize the word?
WASHINGTON - R. Kelly says boycotting his music because of the sexual abuse allegations against him amounts to a “public lynching.” Bill Cosby’s people say his conviction was a lynch...
May 03, 2018