Category Archives: Canadian Press
Red Cross funds study into how Fort McMurray wildfire affected indigenous people
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Melanie Dene still remembers the harrowing ordeal of driving through fiery hell during the evacuation of Fort McMurray six months ago with her two young daughters. The chaos of ...
Nov 13, 2016
Dads on the Hill: Male MPs with kids work hard to mix fatherhood with politics
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Peter Schiefke checks his schedule carefully each week, as one would expect from anyone with a busy job, asking himself one question in particular. Will the timing of a vote in the...
Nov 13, 2016
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontari...
Nov 13, 2016
New Zealand begins rescue of tourists stranded by earthquake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand on Tuesday began a rescue operation involving hundreds of tourists and residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake c...
Nov 13, 2016
Queen leads UK in honouring war dead on Remembrance Sunday
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II led the royal family, political leaders and veterans in a solemn service to honour Britain’s war dead Sunday, as Britons across the nation paused for a moment’s...
Nov 13, 2016
Canada loses to Spain in opening match of FIFA under-20 women's World Cup
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - Canada’s not off to a strong start at the FIFA women’s under-20 World Cup. The Canadian squad suffered a 5-0 loss against Spain in Group B play on Sunday a...
Nov 13, 2016
S. Korea prosecutors want to question president over scandal
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean prosecutors want to question President Park Geun-hye this week over suspicion that she let a shadowy longtime confidante manipulate power from behind the scene...
Nov 12, 2016
Choi sets world record and claims short-track World Cup win
KEARNS, Utah - South Korea’s Minejeong Choi won the 1,500 metres at the ISU World Cup Short Track on Saturday, a round after setting a world record. Choi qualified for the final after finishing ...
Nov 12, 2016
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL N.Y. Rangers 4 Calgary 1 Montreal 5 Detroit 0 Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 1 Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 2 New Jersey 4 Buffalo 2 Carolina 5 Washington 1 Florida 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 (OT...
Nov 12, 2016
Michael Grabner leads New York Rangers past Calgary Flames 4-1
CALGARY - The New York Rangers have been a perfect fit for speedy newcomer Michael Grabner. Grabner’s team-leading eighth goal 6:32 into the first period gave New York the lead for good as the R...
Nov 12, 2016