Category Archives: Canadian Press
Huge cruise ship with two-level go-kart track visits Halifax on maiden voyage
HALIFAX - The maiden voyage for one of the world’s largest cruise ships included a rain-drenched visit Monday to Halifax, where the 303-metre Norwegian Bliss showed off its most unusual entertai...
Apr 30, 2018
Grade 8 math scores climb across Canada, except in Ontario, report finds
TORONTO - Students in every province except Ontario improved their performance in math between 2010 and 2016, according to a report released Monday that examined the results of tests administered to e...
Apr 30, 2018
A Calgary 2026 Winter Olympic Games bid awaits a champion, or two
CALGARY - The success of a Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games will depend on its leader. With the deadline to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee just nine months awa...
Apr 30, 2018
Nova Scotia notifies police after new alleged breaches of website
HALIFAX - Eleven fresh instances of “unusual activity” on Nova Scotia’s freedom-of-information website were detected after a young man allegedly breached the site in early March, the...
Apr 30, 2018
'Best bros:' First Nation mourns three boys hit by vehicle in northern Manitoba
NELSON HOUSE, Man. - A small, tight-knit northern Manitoba First Nation was in mourning Monday after three boys who loved to play together and go ice fishing were struck and killed by an alleged drunk...
Apr 30, 2018
Quebec officials on high alert for flooding with rain, spring thaw
MONTREAL - Rainfall in southwestern Quebec and warmer weather expected later this week have officials keeping close tabs on potential springtime flooding in different parts of the province, civil auth...
Apr 30, 2018
Carbon tax would cut 90M tonnes of emissions by 2022, government projects
OTTAWA - The federal government’s carbon pricing plan could eliminate up to 90 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2022 - but whether that actually happens still depends on what kind of carbon p...
Apr 30, 2018
Oilers star McDavid to serve as Canadian captain at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid will serve as Canadian captain at the upcoming IIHF world hockey championship. McDavid, who led the NHL with 108 points this season, helped Canada...
Apr 30, 2018
Iran's top leader: US pushing Saudis toward war with Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s top leader said Monday the United States is pushing Saudi Arabia into a war against Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on his website that the “American...
Apr 30, 2018
In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference
WASHINGTON - The presidential news conference, a time-honoured tradition going back generations, appears to be no longer. More than a year has passed since President Donald Trump held the only solo ne...
Apr 30, 2018