Category Archives: Canadian Press
Atlantic Canada to be hit by back-to-back storms over the holidays:meteorologist
HALIFAX - A meteorologist with Environment Canada says the East Coast is in for back-to-back winter storms over the holidays. Jean-Marc Couturier said vast swaths of Atlantic Canada are expected to se...
Dec 23, 2017
Mexico's presidential front-runner a wildcard for US ties
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s leftist presidential front-runner is combative and unbending, and his personality-based campaign proclaiming honesty and fiery nationalism could set up a unique and combus...
Dec 23, 2017
Florida man fighting for his life after chasing monkey
DESTIN, Fla. - A Florida man now living in Bali is fighting for his life after he fell from a roof while chasing a monkey that had stolen his favourite Pittsburgh Steelers cap. The Northwest Florida D...
Dec 23, 2017
Man United collapse allows City to go 13 points clear in EPL
LEICESTER, England - Perhaps Jose Mourinho should have listened to the advice from Manchester United’s crosstown rivals. That’s the unbeaten Manchester City team now 13 points clear at the...
Dec 23, 2017
Montreal port chaplains reach out to seafarers spending Christmas far from home
MONTREAL - Michelle DePooter carries a box of Christmas gifts to the foot of the MSC Matilde, setting it down at the bottom of the ramp before a man in coveralls invites her aboard. Wearing a reflecti...
Dec 23, 2017
Would Canadians drive to border towns if new NAFTA raised duty-free limit?
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. - Crow Smith greets the deliveryman there to unload a pile of packages from his truck. The parcels and padded envelopes, many likely to contain holiday gifts, are loaded onto a trolle...
Dec 23, 2017
Conductor Dutoit denies sexual misconduct allegations
LONDON - Renowed conductor Charles Dutoit denied serious accusations of sexual misconduct that have caused major symphonies to suspend relationships with him as a new allegation surfaced on Saturday. ...
Dec 23, 2017
Speed and depth key to Canada's junior team ahead of world championship
HAMILTON - Looking at Canada’s junior team roster there are no budding superstars like Connor McDavid or Mitch Marner. But there is a simple philosophy: take time and space away from your oppone...
Dec 23, 2017
Man charged with second-degree murder in Newfoundland woman's death
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A court appearance for a man accused in the death of a Newfoundland woman took a dramatic turn as members of the deceased’s family gave voice to their grief. Steve Bragg...
Dec 23, 2017
Wild truffle grows on Paris rooftop, in scientific mystery
PARIS - Urban scientists and Paris foodies are getting excited about a bizarre discovery atop a hotel near the Eiffel Tower: the first-ever wild truffle growing in the French capital. It’s just ...
Dec 23, 2017