Category Archives: Canadian Press
Border agents face split-second decisions on use of force
EL PASO, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents near Tijuana, Mexico, faced a choice as they looked out over the chaos at a crowd of migrants that included rock-throwing men as well as barefoot children: D...
Nov 29, 2018
Japanese prosecutors vow to hold Ghosn as long as needed
TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors said Thursday they will detain former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn for as long as is needed to finish their investigation into suspicions of financial irregularities, as t...
Nov 29, 2018
Rookie legislator leaves Tory caucus over decisions affecting francophones
TORONTO - A Progressive Conservative legislator who publicly denounced Ontario’s decision to eliminate the independent office of the French-language services commissioner and a planned French-la...
Nov 29, 2018
In the news today, Nov. 29
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 29 --- TRUDEAU HITS HIGH-DRAMA G20 SUMMIT IN ARGENTINA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Buenos Aires this morning for a high-stakes G20 summit set to...
Nov 29, 2018
Indonesian investigators say doomed Lion Air jet 'airworthy'
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Investigators of the Oct. 29 crash of a Lion Air flight into the Java Sea say the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was deemed airworthy when it made its final takeoff from Jakarta. The off...
Nov 29, 2018
Canada on track for Friday signing of USMCA once details finalized: Freeland
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Canada will put pen to paper on its new trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico on Friday, even though officials were still combing through the fine print Thursday. Prime Ministe...
Nov 29, 2018
Otter full on prized fish gets away as security tightened at Vancouver garden
VANCOUVER - An otter that dined on prized fish at a classical Chinese garden in downtown Vancouver seems to have dashed as the facility takes steps to ensure the unwelcome critter doesn’t come b...
Nov 29, 2018
Electoral calculations around Quebec shipyard laid bare in Norman court docs
OTTAWA - A federal public servant who attended secret cabinet meetings about the $700-million shipbuilding contract at the centre of the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman told the RCMP th...
Nov 29, 2018
Olympic figure skating champion Hanyu to miss to GP Final
TOKYO - Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan will miss the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final due to a right ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation said Thursday. The 23-year-old Hanyu ...
Nov 28, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Detroit 4 St. Louis 3 Anaheim 3 Florida 2 Toronto 5 San Jose 3 Dallas 4 Calgary 3 (OT) Colorado 6 Pittsburgh 3 — AHL Grand Rapids 5 Chicago 2 Toronto 5 Cleveland 4 (O...
Nov 28, 2018