Category Archives: Canadian Press
North Texas online talk host struck, killed by passing train
HALTOM CITY, Texas - A former host with Glenn Beck’s online talk show lineup has died after he was struck by a train in North Texas while jogging alongside railroad tracks. Forty-nine-year-old M...
Feb 06, 2019
Politics prevail in rush to supply Venezuela much-needed aid
CUCUTA, Colombia - For Anahis Alvarado, whose battle with kidney failure has become more desperate as Venezuela sinks deeper into crisis, the prospect of bringing in emergency medical and food supplie...
Feb 06, 2019
Fournier Beaudry excited to make debut for home country at Four Continents
Seconds before they stepped onto the ice at the recent Canadian figure skating championships, Nikolaj Sorensen turned to Laurence Fournier Beaudry and said: “Welcome home, baby.” After fiv...
Feb 06, 2019
Ontario Progressive Conservatives remove Gosling image from fundraising message
TORONTO - A GIF featuring movie star Ryan Gosling has been quietly removed from a fundraising message Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives sent to supporters. The image used on the party’s ...
Feb 06, 2019
US officials to investigate San Francisco gas explosion
SAN FRANCISCO - The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a natural gas explosion in San Francisco that sent flames into the sky for hours and damaged five buildings, an official said ...
Feb 06, 2019
Conservatives' Kenney criticized for response to hate letter at Edmonton mosque
EDMONTON - A hate letter bearing a United Conservative logo dropped off at an Edmonton mosque has Muslim advocates and Premier Rachel Notley demanding party leader Jason Kenney take a stronger stand a...
Feb 06, 2019
Montreal in running to receive United Nations administrative office
Montreal has been chosen as one of four cities to host United Nations service centres under a proposal that would see the international body consolidate some administrative operations in select locati...
Feb 06, 2019
Vancouver program provides 'window of opportunity' to addiction treatment
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver emergency department has become the first in Canada to give overdose patients take-away packs of medication aimed at warding off withdrawal symptoms and getting them into treat...
Feb 06, 2019
Hackers targeting Canadian banks, mining companies, expert tells MPs
OTTAWA - Foreign hackers have targeted Canadian banks, mining companies and government institutions in recent years to steal valuable secrets and spread malware, a leading cybersecurity analyst warns....
Feb 06, 2019
Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks' first offensive stars, dies at 75
Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks’ first offensive stars and a former team captain, has died at age 75. The Montreal Canadiens said on their website that Boudrias died Tuesday in Whis...
Feb 06, 2019