Category Archives: Canadian Press
Equalization protests from Alberta likely pre-election talk: Quebec minister
OTTAWA - Quebec’s finance minister brushed off complaints from Alberta on Monday about his province’s share of the federal equalization-funding pie, calling them pre-election posturing in ...
Dec 10, 2018
GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars
WASHINGTON - General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation’s largest automaker contends with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shut...
Dec 10, 2018
Massive tuba ensemble blasts its way into record book
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A massive tuba ensemble has smashed a Guinness World Record in Kansas City and spread some Christmas cheer. KSHB-TV reports that 835 tuba players performed “Silent Night”...
Dec 10, 2018
Police investigate break-in at Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's Vancouver home
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver home that a court heard is owned by a recently arrested Huawei executive and her husband was broken into early Sunday morning. Vancouver police say the break-in was reported ju...
Dec 10, 2018
Former Toronto defensive co-ordinator Corey Chamblin named Argos head coach
TORONTO - Barely a year after the Toronto Argonauts’ defence clinched them a thrilling Grey Cup victory, the team has brought back the defensive specialist responsible. Corey Chamblin was named ...
Dec 10, 2018
Pilot who targeted main Hydro-Quebec transmission lines gets 7-year sentence
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man who targeted Hydro-Quebec power lines in an aerial attack that left tens of thousands without power in December 2014 was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison. Norma...
Dec 10, 2018
Rat found in vending machine at Florida high school
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Students at a Florida high school found an unwelcome surprise in a vending machine: a rat climbing the rows of packaged snacks and drinks. Video of the rat shot by an 11th-grader ...
Dec 10, 2018
Beyonce performs at pre-wedding party in India
Beyonce brought her star power to a pre-wedding party for the daughter of India’s richest mogul. The 37-year-old singer performed Sunday and sang some of her hits such as “Crazy In Love...
Dec 10, 2018
Plan to wipe out tuberculosis in Inuit communities shifts to prevention
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says a plan aimed at eliminating tuberculosis from Inuit communities shows the federal government is “getting its act together.” Philpot...
Dec 10, 2018
Canada's Donna Strickland, UWaterloo prof, collects Nobel Prize for Physics
A Canadian scientist who became one of just three women to win the Nobel Prize for Physics received her award at a formal ceremony in Sweden on Monday as supporters at her Ontario university cheered h...
Dec 10, 2018