Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau visits peacekeepers in Mali, defends decision not to extend mission
GAO, Mali - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the work of hundreds of peacekeepers during a surprise visit here on Saturday even as he defended his government’s refusal to extend their missi...
Dec 22, 2018
Boxer Adonis Stevenson regains consciousness from medically induced coma
QUEBEC - Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has regained consciousness after being in a medically induced coma for three weeks following a knockout loss on Dec. 1. Stevenson’s girlfriend, Simone Go...
Dec 22, 2018
Yule wins slalom after Hirscher and Kristoffersen straddle
MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy - Swiss skier Daniel Yule claimed his first World Cup victory when first-run leaders Marcel Hirscher and Henrik Kristoffersen straddled gates in the second leg of a night s...
Dec 22, 2018
Shiffrin ties World Cup record with 35th win in slalom
COURCHEVEL, France - Mikaela Shiffrin wrote more World Cup history Saturday, winning a slalom for a women’s record-equalling 35th career victory in the discipline and 50th win overall. Shiffrin ...
Dec 22, 2018
Saint John, N.B., reports data breach in parking payment system
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - As many as 6,000 people in Saint John, N.B., could have had their personal information exposed, an analyst group said as the city announced it was one of dozens of municipalities af...
Dec 22, 2018
Man accused of plotting to kidnap Letterman's son is freed
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A man once accused of plotting to kidnap retired talk show host David Letterman’s son and nanny has been released from a Montana prison for a second time after serving addit...
Dec 22, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigns in Montreal ahead of tough byelection fight
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ventured into his predecessor’s former territory on Saturday as he campaigned in Montreal’s Outremont riding ahead of several federal byelections expect...
Dec 22, 2018
Hydro crews work around the clock to restore power to British Columbians
When the power went out in the small community of Lake Cowichan, B.C., during a destructive windstorm that swept the province’s coast on Thursday, many residents weren’t prepared for it to...
Dec 22, 2018
Solskjaer starts Man U with win; Man City and Chelsea lose
Manchester United was stunning and Manchester City was stunned. United responded to a change in coach by producing a rampant display to thrash lowly Cardiff 5-1 hours after English Premier League lead...
Dec 22, 2018
Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will embark on a campaign to win the release of two citizens detained by China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of ...
Dec 22, 2018