Category Archives: Canadian Press
73 killed in tanker explosion in Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG - A fuel tanker exploded in northern Mozambique as residents gathered around to buy fuel from the driver on Thursday, killing 73 people and injuring 110 others, Mozambican media reported....
Nov 17, 2016
Winger DTH van der Merwe to captain Canada against Romania in rugby test
Winger DTH van der Merwe will captain Canada for the first time in Saturday’s rugby test match against Romania in Bucharest. He takes over from No. 8 Aaron Carpenter, who broke his arm in Canada...
Nov 17, 2016
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 17 --- CMHC SOUNDS INTEREST RATE WARNING: Canada’s federal housing agency says stress tests it has performed indicate a sudden rise in interest r...
Nov 17, 2016
Irish phenom Conor McGregor moves to No. 2 in UFC pound-for-pound rankings
TORONTO - Irish MMA phenom Conor McGregor, who added the UFC lightweight title to his featherweight championship on the weekend, has moved up to No. 2 in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. McGr...
Nov 17, 2016
Former Alberta Tory leadership candidate Sandra Jansen crosses floor to NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta Progressive Conservative member Sandra Jansen crossed the floor to the governing NDP Thursday, saying the moderate party she called home for 30 years is moving to embrace a far-righ...
Nov 17, 2016
Liberals accused of trying to skew results of electoral reform consultations
OTTAWA - A leaked draft of an online federal survey on electoral reform to be launched next month has raised suspicions that the Trudeau government is trying to skew the public consultation process to...
Nov 17, 2016
Judge awards damages of $36M in Bobbi Kristina death case
ATLANTA - Lawyers for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s estate say a judge in Atlanta has ordered her partner, Nick Gordon, to pay $36 million in a wrongful death case. Brown, the daughter of singers Whitn...
Nov 17, 2016
Wearable tech designed for Canada's elite swimmers spawns 'swimlytics'
CALGARY - Wearable technology designed to help Penny Oleksiak swim even faster was unveiled Thursday at an Own The Podium sport science and technology summit in Calgary. It looks similar to a Garmin o...
Nov 17, 2016
Toronto Wolfpack make strides in leadup to inaugural rugby league season
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have found a training base in England, wrapped up tryouts in three countries and signed players from Ireland to Samoa. The fledgling Canadian rugby league franchise is s...
Nov 17, 2016
Terror fight sparks jump in anti-money laundering disclosures to police, spies
OTTAWA - Efforts by Canada’s anti-money laundering agency to pinpoint illicit dealings of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other extremist organizations helped spark an increase in i...
Nov 17, 2016