Category Archives: Canadian Press

Teens advance Canada to Davis Cup final with 3-2 win over Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lifted Canada into the Davis Cup finals, downing Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the best-of-five tie 3-2. It was the secon...
Feb 02, 2019

Gatineau mayor slams city councillor's statements on Islamophobia
GATINEAU, Que. - The mayor of Gatineau, Que., said he plans to request that a city councillor be stripped of some of her duties after she reportedly said the word “Islamophobia” doesn̵...
Feb 02, 2019
Canada's Drouin feels for the London Olympic runner-up, whose moment was stole
TORONTO - Derek Drouin had the opportunity to stand on the top of the medal podium while “O Canada” played and the Maple Leaf went up at both the 2015 world championships and 2016 Rio Olym...
Feb 02, 2019

Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace deal
JOHANNESBURG - A peace deal has been reached between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups after their first-ever direct dialogue aimed at ending years of conflict, the United Na...
Feb 02, 2019
Groundhog doesn't see his shadow, predicting early spring
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - It may be hard to believe as a large swath of the U.S. thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, but spring is coming early, according to handlers for some of the country’s most ...
Feb 02, 2019

Racist yearbook photo becomes a test for 2020 Democrats
A racist photo tied to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam spurred the first major test for how Democratic presidential hopefuls will address racial tensions that have polarized American life. Nearly every ma...
Feb 02, 2019

Internal docs shows many federal departments not meeting gender analysis targets
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals’ promise to examine how their plans affect women and men differently hasn’t been fulfilled across the federal government, internal documents say. Results from...
Feb 02, 2019
Powerful storm hits Southern California, flooding highways
LOS ANGELES - The second in a string of powerful storms battered California on Saturday, shutting key highways after water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas where th...
Feb 02, 2019

French yellow vest protesters condemn injuries, blame police
PARIS - France’s yellow vest protesters were back on the streets Saturday to keep up the pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and to decry the number of people being i...
Feb 02, 2019
Deadly Brazil dam collapse was disaster waiting to happen
SAO PAULO - Lax regulations, chronic short staffing and a law that muffled the voices of environmentalists on mining licenses made the devastating collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil all but dest...
Feb 02, 2019