Category Archives: Canadian Press
Authorities launch manhunt after killing of police officer
SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities launched a manhunt Wednesday after they said a gunman shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in a small California town. In an alert, the California Highway...
Dec 26, 2018
Power restored to '99 per cent' of people in B.C. affected by massive windstorms
VANCOUVER - Power has been restored to “99 per cent” of people affected by massive windstorms in British Columbia last Thursday, leaving about 6,500 customers in the dark. BC Hydro says mo...
Dec 26, 2018
Nature Conservancy recommends a better fate for your Christmas tree
Canada’s Christmas tree farms produce over three million pine, spruce and fir trees each year - and most of them are simply abandoned at the curb soon after Santa makes his annual visit. Now, th...
Dec 26, 2018
Back to Back: Henderson repeats as Canadian Press female athlete of the year
There was a quiet poise to Brooke Henderson on that Sunday morning last summer in Regina ahead of her final round at the CP Women’s Open. She had experienced big moments before: her first LPGA T...
Dec 26, 2018
Saskatchewan premier unsure if visiting protest camp would have helped
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s never met with anyone protesting outside the legislature and didn’t see a need to make an exception when Indigenous protesters set up a ca...
Dec 26, 2018
Moe uses fight against carbon tax to define first year as Saskatchewan premier
REGINA - Scott Moe is almost one year into his tenure as Saskatchewan premier and he has used his opposition against a federal carbon tax as a major front in the early battle to define his leadership....
Dec 26, 2018
US home price growth slowed in October
WASHINGTON - U.S. home price growth slowed in October, a likely consequence of higher mortgage rates having worsened affordability and causing sales to fall. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city...
Dec 26, 2018
Habs prospect Nick Suzuki brings flexibility to Canadian junior team roster
VANCOUVER - He has yet to play an NHL game, but Canadian national junior team forward Nick Suzuki already has experienced quite a journey in the pro ranks. The 19-year-old from London, Ont., was selec...
Dec 26, 2018
Afghanistan postpones presidential election
KABUL - Afghanistan’s presidential election, initially scheduled for April, will be postponed for several months to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October’s parl...
Dec 26, 2018
Congo delays Sunday's election for months in Ebola zone
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo’s already long-delayed election set for Sunday will be postponed for months in certain communities where a deadly Ebola virus outbreak has infected hundreds of people, th...
Dec 26, 2018