Category Archives: Canadian Press
32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon
BEIJING - At least 32 people were reported missing Thursday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun v...
Sep 28, 2016
Changing climate is raising forest fire risk, says NRCan annual report
OTTAWA - A new government report says that by the end of this century, a changing climate is expected to at least double the area burned each year by forest fires in Canada. The annual forest assessme...
Sep 28, 2016
Tory MP says $1,300 per person for food, drink on PM's plane is 'outrageous'
OTTAWA - Passengers who accompanied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his first two international trips were apparently well fed. The government has revealed, in response to a written question by the C...
Sep 28, 2016
A look at where the royals are going Thursday
VICTORIA - Here are details for Thursday of the royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: - Prince William and Kate meet with local military families at a children’s party hosted in Victo...
Sep 28, 2016
Whitehorse greets Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with tweets and language lesson
WHITEHORSE - The tapping and beeping noises out of the old telegraph went on for what felt like ages, but when it was done 90-year-old Doug Bell asked the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to press the bu...
Sep 28, 2016
Police shoot, kill man in San Diego area; protesters gather
EL CAJON, Calif. - A black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at officers and as...
Sep 28, 2016
Friend: 'No hate' in Charlotte officer who shot black man
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Before he became known as the police officer who fatally shot a black man, sparking days of protests in North Carolina’s largest city, friends knew Brent Vinson as someone who ...
Sep 28, 2016
In Trump's debate remarks, women hear sexism and bullying
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton’s stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a “dog whistle” that smacked of ...
Sep 28, 2016
Striking a chord! Bostonians embrace pop-up painted pianos
Bostonians are embracing the painted pianos that have popped up across the city and neighbouring Cambridge in recent days. Celebrity Series of Boston placed 60 upright pianos decorated by local artist...
Sep 28, 2016
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Game 1 of Final Canada 3 Europe 1 — NHL Pre-season Montreal 5 Washington 2 Buffalo 3 Ottawa 2 (OT) Calgary 3 Winnipeg 0 San Jose 3 Vancouver 2 (OT) Flor...
Sep 27, 2016