Canadian Press

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...

Syndicated Author 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...

Syndicated Author 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...

Syndicated Author 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...

Syndicated Author 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...

Syndicated Author 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...