Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prince Philip uninjured after car accident; queen's husband is 97
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, was involved in a car crash Thursday while driving in rural England but was not injured. Buckingham Palace said Philip, 97, was checked by a...
Jan 17, 2019
Cohen says he rigged online polls for Trump in 2014, 2015
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s estranged former lawyer acknowledged Thursday that he paid a technology company to rig Trump’s standing in two online polls before the presidential camp...
Jan 17, 2019
Olympic medallist snowboarder Max Parrot diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
MONTREAL - Olympic medallist snowboarder Max Parrot has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer. Canada Snowboard made the announcement Thursday, saying the 24-year-old from Bro...
Jan 17, 2019
Canada faces tough decisions as Trump unveils ambitious missile-defence plan
OTTAWA - America’s allies will have to pay their share of a new missile-detection system, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday. That likely includes Canada, which might also be forced to re...
Jan 17, 2019
Gender discrimination persists in Canada's Indian Act, UN committee rules
Despite government efforts over the years to fix the situation, Canada’s Indian Act still discriminates against Indigenous women when it comes to passing on their status to their descendants, th...
Jan 17, 2019
Former Montreal Alouettes receiver Tim Maypray dies at the age of 30
Tim Maypray, who was a receiver with the Montreal Alouettes during their 2010 Grey Cup season, has died. He was 30. Virginia Military Institute, a school where Maypray played and later served as an as...
Jan 17, 2019
Canada's Georgia Simmerling returns to cycling after serious injury
CAMBRIDGE, New Zealand - Just under a year after breaking both her legs during a World Cup ski cross event, Canada’s Georgia Simmerling is set to return to the top level of another sport - cycli...
Jan 17, 2019
President escalates border battle with Democrats, cancels congressional travel
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump grounded Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders Thursday, cancelling - and disclosing - their secret military trip overseas in an apparent fit of pique over the combati...
Jan 17, 2019
Woman survives after runaway snowmobile crashes into home, lands on her
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland man says it’s a miracle his wife is alive after his runaway snowmobile crashed through the window of their home, smashing furniture and pinning her undern...
Jan 17, 2019
Quinoa seeds found at Ontario construction site date back to 900 BC: researchers
Researchers at the University of Toronto say they’ve uncovered a large quantity of quinoa seeds grown in North America thousands of years ago. They say the discovery marks the first time such se...
Jan 17, 2019