Category Archives: Canadian Press
UK airport chaos highlights difficulty in stopping drones
LONDON - When drones buzzing over the runway forced London’s busy Gatwick Airport to shut down, many travellers wondered why it’s so hard for authorities to stop such intruders. Shoot them...
Dec 20, 2018
Business jet crashes onto football field, killing 4 aboard
ATLANTA - A Tennessee-bound business jet crashed Thursday, killing all four people aboard, when it plunged onto a football field at an Atlanta park, igniting its fuel and sending thick smoke over a ne...
Dec 20, 2018
Whitecaps host Minnesota to open 2019 season while Toronto, Montreal start on road
The Vancouver Whitecaps will kick off their 2019 MLS season by hosting Minnesota United while Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact open on the road - at Philadelphia and San Jose, respectively. All thre...
Dec 20, 2018
Bieksa to lead Canada in push for fourth straight Spengler Cup title
CALGARY - Former Vancouver Canucks top defenceman Kevin Bieksa will bring plenty of NHL experience to Canada’s blue line as the country seeks to win its fourth straight Spengler Cup title. Hocke...
Dec 20, 2018
Missing over 20 years: Calgary man reunited with P.E.I. graduation ring
A Calgary man has been reunited with his college ring that he lost more than 20 years ago. Wayne Stewart was contacted earlier this week by an alumni representative from Holland College in Prince Edwa...
Dec 20, 2018
Veteran draws millions in donations for Trump's border wall
An online fundraiser started by an Air Force veteran to pay for construction of President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall was up to millions of dollars Thursday, bringing further attentio...
Dec 20, 2018
Move over Hollywood! You've got nothing on Winnipeg's 'Garbage Hill'
WINNIPEG - Los Angeles has its famous “Hollywood” sign but Winnipeg can now boast of having its own smaller version - only this one adorns the side of a former landfill and reads “Ga...
Dec 20, 2018
Then one foggy Christmas Eve, reindeer got connected
ROVANIEMI, Finland - Rudolph and friends no longer need to rely on the famous reindeer’s red nose to avoid getting lost. Now they have wireless technology. To keep track of their animals in Lapl...
Dec 20, 2018
Bird usually found in Europe or Asia makes mysterious visit to B.C.
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A little thrush that’s a long way from home is enchanting bird watchers in British Columbia’s southern Interior. Experienced birders Roger Beardmore and Nan Prittie say...
Dec 20, 2018
Democrats to start presidential primary debates in June 2019
Democrats will hold at least a dozen presidential primary debates starting in June 2019 and running through April 2020, with party Chairman Tom Perez promising rules that will give everyone in a poten...
Dec 20, 2018