Category Archives: Canadian Press
National Book Awards add translation category
NEW YORK - Starting this fall, works in translation will get a spotlight at the National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation announced Wednesday that it has started a category for best translate...
Jan 31, 2018
Nashville mayor admits affair with ex-security detail chief
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry said she plans to continue serving in office after revealing that she had an extramarital affair with the former head of her security detail. Standing alone in front of TV ...
Jan 31, 2018
Senate votes to approve gender neutral wording for Canada's national anthem
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to make the national anthem more gender neutral, fulfilling the dying wish of Liberal MP Mauril Belanger. The Senate has given its final approval to the legislati...
Jan 31, 2018
Montreal promises fix problems with tardy snow removal and icy sidewalks
Montreal says it will improve its snow-clearing policies after it received numerous complaints about the state of the city’s streets and sidewalks following the most recent storm. Jean-Francois ...
Jan 31, 2018
UNICEF: More illiteracy in young people facing instability
Nearly 30 per cent of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in countries affected by conflict and disaster are illiterate, triple the global rate, the U.N. children’s agency said Wednesday....
Jan 31, 2018
Former Toronto Raptor player Rasual Butler dies in car crash at age 38
TORONTO - Former Toronto Raptors forward/guard Rasual Butler died Wednesday in a car accident. He was 38. The Raptors confirmed Butler’s death in an email to The Canadian Press. Butler played 34...
Jan 31, 2018
Man City 15 points clear in EPL as Man United, Chelsea lose
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United and Chelsea couldn’t afford any slip-ups if they were to have even the slightest chance of catching Manchester City in the final months of the Premier Lea...
Jan 31, 2018
Canada U-17 women to face the U.S., Costa Rica, Bermuda at CONCACAF tournament
MIAMI - Canada has been drawn in a group with three-time defending champion U.S., Costa Rica and Bermuda at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. The regional championship, which runs...
Jan 31, 2018
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 31 --- WATCHDOG ALLEGES 16-YEAR BREAD SCAM: The federal Competition Bureau alleges that at least $1.50 has been artificially baked into the price of a...
Jan 31, 2018
Women sue B.C. grocery store over intimate photos allegedly taken in washroom
VICTORIA - Two former employees are suing a grocery store on Vancouver Island, alleging another worker surreptitiously took intimate photos of them and posted them online without consent. Jennifer Bur...
Jan 31, 2018