Category Archives: Canadian Press
Gold from McKeever, Wilkie in Canada's most successful Winter Paralympics ever
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Hours before Brian McKeever completed his Pyeongchang hat trick, the veteran cross-country skier arrived at the Alpensia track before the sun was barely up. He and hi...
Mar 17, 2018
Canadian curling team edges South Korea 5-3 for emotional Paralympic bronze
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - A Canadian curling team that had laughed and smiled its way through a roller-coaster Pyeongchang Paralympics was a puddle of tears after capturing bronze. Moments after...
Mar 17, 2018
Search continues for 10-year-old Montreal boy missing since Monday
Montreal police continued searching backyards and going door to door on Saturday in the search for a missing 10-year-old boy, as his family continued to plead for his safe return. Ariel Jeffrey Kouako...
Mar 17, 2018
Rapper Classified releases song to empower those who feel 'powerless'
HALIFAX - Canadian rapper Classified has released a new song in support of people who feel powerless, with a focus on women and children who have suffered abuse. The Nova Scotia musician - whose real ...
Mar 17, 2018
US probes 4 deaths in Hyundai-Kia cars when air bags failed
DETROIT - Air bags in some Hyundai and Kia cars failed to inflate in crashes and four people are dead. Now the U.S. government’s road safety agency wants to know why. The National Highway Traffi...
Mar 17, 2018
Nordic athlete Arendz to be Canada's flagbearer at Paralympic closing ceremony
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Mark Arendz would love nothing better than to inspire a country when he carries Canada’s flag into Sunday’s closing ceremonies of the Pyeongchang Paralymp...
Mar 17, 2018
Uncertainty dogs faith-based organizations applying for federal funding
OTTAWA - It was Valentine’s Day when an Alberta church was told its application for Canada Summer Jobs program funding wasn’t complete. The “I attest” box on the application ha...
Mar 17, 2018
Answer to cities' parking woes could be found at fire hydrants: fire chief
VANCOUVER - A coalition of firefighters, city engineers and administrators is proposing a novel solution to city parking woes. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis says shrinking the no-stopping zone around fi...
Mar 17, 2018
Sweden, North Korea end 3 days of talks on security issues
STOCKHOLM - Sweden’s foreign minister concluded three days of talks Saturday with her North Korean counterpart, saying they discussed the “opportunities and challenges for continued diplom...
Mar 17, 2018
Greece: 16 migrants die as smuggling boat sinks in Aegean
ATHENS, Greece - A smuggling boat sank Saturday off a Greek island, killing at least 16 migrants including children, and a search-and-rescue operation was underway to find two others believed missing....
Mar 17, 2018