Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec finance minister announces personal income tax cuts
Quebec’s finance minister announced personal income tax cuts and increased funds for health and education on Tuesday and immediately denied the moves had anything to do with next year’s pr...
Nov 21, 2017
Word-flipping Victoria boy gets William Shatner's support for invented word
VANCOUVER - When six-year-old Levi Budd saw the word stop on a sign, he created the word pots. Before long, he was imagining words backwards and coming up with rats from star and pets from step. The i...
Nov 21, 2017
CBS News and PBS cut ties to Rose following sex allegations
NEW YORK - CBS News and PBS both cut ties to Charlie Rose on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after several women who worked with him on his PBS interview show alleged a pattern of sexual misconduct, inclu...
Nov 21, 2017
Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president after 37 years
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, who once vowed to rule for life, resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to a week of overwhelming pressure from the military that put him under ho...
Nov 20, 2017
On surprise Russia trip, Assad and Putin talk post-war Syria
MOSCOW - On a surprise trip to Russia, Syria’s Bashar Assad discussed potential new peace initiatives for post-war Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin who declared that Russia’s tw...
Nov 20, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Arizona 4 Toronto 1 Calgary 4 Washington 1 Columbus 3 Buffalo 2 Nashville 5 Winnipeg 3 New Jersey 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) Anaheim 3 San Jose 2 (SO) — NFL Atlanta 34 Seattle 3...
Nov 20, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Arizona 4 Toronto 1 Calgary 4 Washington 1 Columbus 3 Buffalo 2 Nashville 5 Winnipeg 3 New Jersey 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) Anaheim 3 San Jose 2 (SO) — NFL Atlanta 34 Seattle 3...
Nov 20, 2017
Ryan's 2 TD passes enough as Falcons hold off Seahawks 34-31
SEATTLE - Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons did enough through 3 1/2 quarters that even the best comeback attempt by Russell Wilson fell short this time. A couple of yards short to be exact. Ryan thre...
Nov 20, 2017
Irving's 47 lead Celtics past Mavericks to maintain streak
DALLAS - Double-digit deficits are becoming just a minor annoyance to the Boston Celtics as they continue their winning ways. Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Cel...
Nov 20, 2017
Police: Body of Quebec man missing in northern California found
ARCATA, Calif. - The body of a young man from Sherbrooke, Que., who had been missing for two weeks in northern California, has been found. According to police in Arcata, the body of 25-year-old Felix ...
Nov 20, 2017