Category Archives: Canadian Press
Swoop to target millennials, young families and cross- border travellers: WestJet
WestJet Airlines Inc. plans to target millennials, young families and frugal travellers for its discount carrier Swoop which launches service next summer. The Calgary-based airline (TSX:WJA) said it e...
Dec 6, 2017
Doctors find brain abnormalities in victims of Cuba mystery
WASHINGTON - Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, ...
Dec 6, 2017
False alarm prompts brief shutdown of street in German city
BERLIN - German police briefly closed off a portion of a street in a southern city after a suspicious package was sent to a building amid ongoing jitters about a murky plot to extort money from delive...
Dec 6, 2017
Tillerson, Trudeau to meet to discuss North Korea, says U.S. diplomat
GUANGZHOU, China - An American diplomat says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet later this month to discuss the North Korea nuclear standoff. But the pri...
Dec 6, 2017
Putin will allow Russians to compete at Pyeongchang Olympics
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t boycott the Pyeongchang Olympics. Putin said Wednesday his government will allow Russians to compete as neutral athletes at the upcoming games in ...
Dec 6, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 6
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 6 --- PM TRUDEAU: WORLD AT “PIVOT POINT” ON OPENNESS The world is at a “pivot point” and will fail unless countries embrace free tra...
Dec 6, 2017
Montreal events mark anniversary of 1989 shootings
MONTREAL - Bouquets of red, pink and white roses were laid outside Ecole polytechnique on Wednesday at the foot of a plaque bearing the names of the 14 women who were killed there 28 years ago. The tw...
Dec 6, 2017
Too many coincidences to be anything other than murder, prosecution says in Babcock case
TORONTO - Two men planned for months to kill a young Toronto woman who disappeared five years ago and then tried to cover up their crime by burning the evidence, court heard Wednesday. The prosecution...
Dec 6, 2017
Rock icon Johnny Hallyday, known as French Elvis, dies at 74
PARIS - Johnny Hallyday, France’s biggest rock star for more than half a century and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his high-energy concerts at the f...
Dec 6, 2017
Canada's ambassador for climate change leaves post after husband's death
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador for climate change has resigned from the position due to the sudden death of her husband. Jennifer MacIntyre was appointed to the post by Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Dec 6, 2017