Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quiet Canadian diplomacy helped Guaido's anti-Maduro movement in Venezuela
OTTAWA - The politician Canada and its allies recognize as Venezuela’s real leader stood in a Caracas plaza Friday and exhorted his supporters to “stay the course” if he winds up beh...
Jan 26, 2019
B.C. byelection tests NDP's slim minority as provincial focus on Nanaimo
VICTORIA - The slim hold on power Premier John Horgan’s minority NDP government has in British Columbia will be tested Wednesday in a byelection on Vancouver Island where a Liberal win would lea...
Jan 26, 2019
UK paper pays damages to Melania Trump over false report
LONDON - Britain’s Telegraph newspaper has apologized and paid damages to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump after publishing an article it says contains many false statements. The newspaper said Sat...
Jan 26, 2019
Crisp & Delicious chicken nugget recall due to possible Salmonella contamination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall of Crisp & Delicious brand Chicken Breast Nuggets due to possible Salmonella contamination. The uncooked breaded chicken pieces wer...
Jan 26, 2019
Spanish boy found dead in borehole after dire 13-day search
MADRID - Rescue crews in Spain early Saturday found the body of a 2-year-old boy, whose fall into a deep borehole 13 days earlier prompted a complex and heart-wrenching search-and-rescue operation tha...
Jan 26, 2019
No winning ticket for Friday night's $17.4 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $17.4 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Feb. 1 will be approximately $26 million. The Cana...
Jan 26, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Friday’s Games NBA Washington 95 Orlando 91 Brooklyn 109 New York 99 Miami 100 Cleveland 94 Houston 121 Toronto 119 L.A. Clippers 106 Chicago 101 Sacramento 99 Memphis 96 Dallas 106 Detroit 101 ...
Jan 25, 2019
Harden scores 35 in Rockets' 121-119 win over Raptors
HOUSTON - In a season filled with lots of injuries that have resulted in just as many ups and downs, the Houston Rockets have found help in unlikely places. When Chris Paul was injured, they got a boo...
Jan 25, 2019
Canada rugby sevens men suffer lopsided loss to host New Zealand at World Series
HAMILTON, New Zealand - New Zealand ran in seven tries to thump Canada 49-10 Friday at the New Zealand Sevens. The lopsided loss dropped the Canadian men to 0-1-1 on Day 1 of the third stop on the HSB...
Jan 25, 2019
Former Liberal Raj Grewal says he's staying on as MP, says he has grown
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal says he’s staying on as the member of Parliament for Brampton East. Last November, Grewal announced he was taking a leave to deal with what he calle...
Jan 25, 2019