Category Archives: Canadian Press
Syria activists: Government attacks outside Damascus kill 22
BEIRUT - Government airstrikes and shelling outside the Syrian capital killed at least 22 civilians, activists reported Sunday, as the fighting showed no signs of letting up ahead of the resumption of...
Nov 26, 2017
UNICEF: Vaccines cargo to blockaded Yemen can't be one-off
AMMAN, Jordan - The U.N. child agency said Sunday that it has flown 1.9 million doses of vaccines to war-torn Yemen, its first aid delivery since a Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels tightened...
Nov 26, 2017

6 injured as car hits pedestrians in German town
BERLIN - An apparently intoxicated man drove a car into pedestrians in northern Germany on Sunday, injuring six people, police said. The 29-year-old driver, a local resident, was taken in for question...
Nov 26, 2017
Pakistan Islamists rally on after deadly clashes with police
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces refrained Sunday from cracking down again on an Islamist sit-in, now in its third week, after violence the previous day killed six people and wounded scores. The ...
Nov 26, 2017

Sales soar for marijuana advent calendars as health experts issue warning
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver cannabis company is scrambling to keep up with a flood of orders for marijuana-filled advent calendars, but the novel take on a popular Christmas tradition has some health expe...
Nov 26, 2017
Ontario ticket takes Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - The $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw was claimed by a ticket sold somewhere in Ontario. And the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in British Colu...
Nov 25, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games Vanier Cup In Hamilton, Ont. Western 39 Laval 17 — NHL Washington 4 Toronto 2 N.Y. Islanders 2 Ottawa 1 Montreal 3 Buffalo 0 Calgary 3 Colorado 2 San Jose 4 Winnipeg 0 Pit...
Nov 25, 2017
Rittich makes 24 saves for first NHL win, Flames top Avs 3-2
DENVER - David Rittich was happy to help the Calgary Flames end their road trip on a high note. His teammates were happier that the rookie goaltender notched his first NHL win. Rittich stopped 24 shot...
Nov 25, 2017

Cameron Davis wins Australian Open by 1 stroke, Day falters
SYDNEY, Australia - No one was more surprised by who won the Australian Open than the champion himself. Cameron Davis came from six shots behind going into the final round to win by one stroke on Sund...
Nov 25, 2017
Gender chapters in trade deals will be standard one day: NAFTA documents
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government knows other countries are raising their eyebrows at the thought of feminist trade deals, but the Liberals are convinced the idea will one day be as obvious as labour an...
Nov 25, 2017