Category Archives: Canadian Press
Max Ritvo, poet who chronicled cancer battle, dies at 25
LOS ANGELES - Max Ritvo, a poet who chronicled his long battle with cancer in works that were both humorous and searing, has died. He was 25. Ritvo died Tuesday morning at his home in the Brentwood ar...
Aug 27, 2016
The Latest: Quake funeral underway; bishop urges courage
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy - The Latest on the Italian earthquake (all times local): 11:50 a.m. A funeral has begun in Italy for some of the victims of an earthquake in Italy that devastated three towns thi...
Aug 27, 2016
Fire sweeps through Russian warehouse, killing 17 workers
MOSCOW - A fire swept through a Moscow printing plant warehouse on Saturday, killing 17 migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan, Russia’s emergency services said. A representative of the Kyrgyz communit...
Aug 27, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $45 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $45 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. It means the jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 2 will rise to $50 million, and there will also...
Aug 27, 2016
Grief erupts in Italy as nation honours, buries quake dead
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy - Mourners in Italy prayed, hugged, wept and even applauded as coffins carrying victims of the country’s devastating earthquake passed by at a state funeral Saturday, grievi...
Aug 27, 2016
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 32 Montreal 18 Edmonton 33 Saskatchewan 25 — NFL Pre-season New England 19 Carolina 17 Washington 21 Buffalo 16 Tampa Bay 30 Cleveland 13 Pittsburgh 27, New Orl...
Aug 27, 2016
Bangladesh police kill 3, including Canadian suspect in Dhaka attack
NEW DELHI - Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including a man they identified as a Canadian accused of masterminding a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month. Top co...
Aug 27, 2016
In wake of cousin's fatal shooting, Dwyane Wade speaks out
CHICAGO - NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin was an innocent bystander, police said, pushing her baby in a stroller near a Chicago school where she intended to register her children when she was fata...
Aug 27, 2016
Eskimos build up big first-half lead, hold on to beat Roughriders 33-25
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos are still trying to find a way to put a complete game together. Mike Reilly threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran in another as the Eskimos survived a late scare to co...
Aug 26, 2016
Where's Gaylord? Pet owner offers reward of $1,000 to get her pet iguana back
EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman is offering a reward for the safe return of her pet iguana. Mary-Ann Holm says Gaylord escaped from her fenced back yard in west Edmonton on Aug. 13 while "basking in the ...
Aug 26, 2016