Category Archives: Canadian Press
Timeline in capsizing of whale-watching boat off Tofino, B.C.
VICTORIA - Six people died when the whale-watching boat Leviathan II capsized just west of Tofino, B.C. Here is a timeline of events: Oct. 25, 2015: Leviathan II left Tofino at 1:30 p.m. on a whale wa...
Oct 20, 2016
Penn State former president calls aides' charges 'injustice'
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Former Penn State President Graham Spanier testified Thursday that he issued a statement the day two of his top lieutenants were charged in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scan...
Oct 20, 2016
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Oct. 20 ____ TRUMP NOT SAYING IF HE’LL ACCEPT ELECTION RESULTS: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he won’t commit to honouring...
Oct 20, 2016
West Coast whale boat tragedy scars survivors, families and rescuers
VICTORIA - Entire communities have been honoured, individuals cited for heroism and boats blessed, but one year after the sinking of a whale-watching vessel off British Columbia that tossed 27 people ...
Oct 20, 2016
Former middleweight champ Lemeiux not taking little-known Rios lightly
MONTREAL - After two fights on the road, David Lemieux wanted one at home, even if it was against a little known but potentially dangerous opponent. The former middleweight champion from Montreal (35-...
Oct 20, 2016
Trump jokes about ignoring election result; for GOP, it's no laughing matter
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump smiled and pointed into a roaring crowd as he told a joke nobody’s ever heard before - about a presidential nominee threatening to ignore the results of an American ele...
Oct 20, 2016
Report complete into mid-air collision that killed two over northern Alberta
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The Transportation Safety Board says the pilots of two small planes did not see each other in time to avoid a deadly mid-air collision in northern Alberta last year. The board s...
Oct 20, 2016
Florida businessman pleads guilty in FIFA corruption case
NEW YORK - A Florida businessman pleaded guilty in New York to conspiracy charges Thursday in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking soccer officials in exchange for media and marketing rights to inte...
Oct 20, 2016
Trump's 'rigged' election rhetoric strikes chord with some Canadian immigrants
Donald Trump’s suggestion he may challenge the results of the upcoming U.S. presidential election is striking a chord with some Canadians who know just what can happen when the outcome of a poli...
Oct 20, 2016
More climate measures coming this fall before Trudeau meets premiers: McKenna
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s carbon levy won’t be the only climate policy move announced this fall, says the federal environment minister. Catherine McKenna says more federal measures...
Oct 20, 2016