Category Archives: Canadian Press
Commuters help people out of derailed train, comfort victims
DUPONT, Wash. - Daniel Konzelman was one of thousands of commuters barrelling along a highway outside Seattle on Monday morning when the emergency response training he learned as an Eagle Scout kicked...
Dec 18, 2017
Judge rules in favour of 2 immigrant teens who want abortions
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to allow two pregnant immigrant teenagers in U.S. custody to obtain abortions. U.S. District Judge Tanya Ch...
Dec 18, 2017
McCain says he's feeling well, vows return in January
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday expressed thanks for the overwhelming support as he battles brain cancer, saying he is feeling well and looks forward to being back on the job in Jan...
Dec 18, 2017
Bitcoin futures decline in debut on 2nd US exchange
NEW YORK - Bitcoin’s debut on a second major exchange in the U.S. lacked the excitement - and the price gains - of the first. New futures contracts based on the price of the digital currency beg...
Dec 18, 2017
5-hour blackout in Venezuela's capital blamed on line break
CARACAS, Venezuela - A critical link in Venezuela’s power grid broke Monday, leaving some residents in the nation’s capital and two nearby states without power for up to five hours, offici...
Dec 18, 2017
Minnesota prosecutor apologizes in case of Australian woman
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota prosecutor who publicly criticized agents investigating the death of an Australian woman fatally shot by a police officer said Monday that he is sorry and was wrong to discus...
Dec 18, 2017
Senate moves tax cut legislation to brink of final passage
WASHINGTON - Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Ame...
Dec 18, 2017
Box office top 20: 'Last Jedi' opens with $450.8M globally
NEW YORK - Coming in behind only “The Force Awakens,” ”Star Wars: The Last Jedi” notched the second-best opening weekend ever, grossing $220 million in ticket sales in the U.S....
Dec 18, 2017
Sticking to the Plan: Winnipeg Jets finally getting rewarded for their patience
Kevin Cheveldayoff knows if the circumstances were different, he might have been out of a job a few years ago. Tasked with overseeing the rebirth of the Winnipeg Jets as a rookie NHL general manager w...
Dec 18, 2017
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair expected to resign in spring
OTTAWA - Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair is expected to resign as a Montreal MP in the new year. A spokesperson for the New Democrats confirms Mulcair plans to depart after the spring parliamentary sess...
Dec 18, 2017