Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mozambique cholera cases now above 1,400; vaccines arrive
BEIRA, Mozambique - Cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique have risen above 1,400, government officials said Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses arrived in an attempt to limit the rapi...
Apr 02, 2019
Blast at Russian elite military academy wounds 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Officials in Russia say an explosion inside an elite military academy in the country’s second-largest city has wounded four people. An unidentified explosive device went...
Apr 02, 2019
In the news today, April 2
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, April 2 --- MOTHER SAYS BABY NAMED AFTER BRONCOS PLAYER A Saskatchewan woman who named her baby after a hockey player killed in the Humboldt Broncos crash says th...
Apr 02, 2019
Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have “legitimate claims” to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped short of endorsing recent c...
Apr 02, 2019
'She just comforts us:' Mother says baby named after Broncos player a gift
NIPAWIN, Sask. - Kelsey Fiddler says every time she looks at her smiling baby’s face she feels stronger. It’s a gift, she says, from the Humboldt Broncos defenceman she named her daughter ...
Apr 02, 2019
In Sweden, naked policeman arrests fugitive in sauna
COPENHAGEN - There’s no escape from the long arm of the law in Sweden. Not even sitting naked in a sauna. Police spokewoman Carina Skagerlind says an off-duty police officer found himself sittin...
Apr 02, 2019
Japan gov't says era name translates as 'beautiful harmony'
TOKYO - Japan’s government said Tuesday that the official translation of the era name for the new emperor will be “Beautiful Harmony,” setting off confusion while offices rush to mak...
Apr 02, 2019
May: UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam
LONDON - With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek a further delay to Bre...
Apr 02, 2019
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Toronto 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 Tampa Bay 5 Ottawa 2 Winnipeg 4 Chicago 3 (OT) Vegas 3 Edmonton 1 Calgary 7 Los Angeles 2 Florida 5 Washington 3 New Jersey 4 N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Lou...
Apr 01, 2019
Ryan scores twice, Flames chase Quick in 7-2 rout of Kings
LOS ANGELES - The Calgary Flames made wholesale changes to their lineup, sitting two top forwards and four defencemen one night after winning the Pacific Division and securing home-ice advantage throu...
Apr 01, 2019