Category Archives: Canadian Press
'People just relate': Americans remember seven months after Humboldt crash
DENVER - It’s been seven months since the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and Americans are still closely watching the aftermath of the tragedy. The April 6 accident on a Saskatchewan highway claimed...
Nov 25, 2018
Quebec declares Arvida neighbourhood in Saguenay a heritage site
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has recognized the Arvida neighbourhood in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region as a heritage site. The status protecting former the industrial town - now a historic nei...
Nov 25, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack look at playing game in Serbia with eye to growing rugby league
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack, hoping to further grow rugby league, are looking at playing a game in Serbia next season. The transatlantic team, which missed out on promotion to England’s Super...
Nov 25, 2018
Postal negotiators still talking as Senate vote on back-to-work bill approaches
OTTAWA - Under threat of back-to-work legislation that could pass through the Senate by late Monday, negotiators remained at the bargaining table Sunday in a last-ditch effort to bring an unforced end...
Nov 25, 2018
Number of injured in 6.3 magnitude Iran quake rises to 716
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities said Monday that the number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 716. No fatalities were reported from the temb...
Nov 25, 2018
Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained
LOS ANGELES - A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said S...
Nov 25, 2018
Security agencies warn industry of foreign espionage threat to networks
OTTAWA - Canadian companies should watch out when they use technology supplied by state-owned companies from countries that want to steal corporate secrets, the country’s security agencies have ...
Nov 25, 2018
Ex-Trump campaign adviser Papadopoulos reports to prison
WASHINGTON - Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos began serving his two-week prison sentence on Monday after a judge rejected his last-minute bid to remain free. Papadopoul...
Nov 25, 2018
Canadian Isabelle Weidemann wins gold in 3,000 at speedskating World Cup
TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann won gold on Sunday in the women’s 3,000-metre event at the ISU World Cup. The gold was Weidemann’s first individual medal on the ...
Nov 25, 2018
Small Nova Scotia town comes together in wake of Christmas parade tragedy
YARMOUTH, N.S. - A small Nova Scotia town has come together in grief after a little girl was killed during the annual Santa Claus parade in Yarmouth on Saturday evening. What was supposed to be a fun ...
Nov 25, 2018