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Danish prime minister calls general election for Nov. 1
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday called a general election for Tuesday Nov. 1, seven months ahead of the end of her term in office. Frederiksen, who has ...
Oct 05, 2022

Bench bosses on the bubble: Keefe, Boudreau among NHL coaches at risk this season
Players aren't the only ones feeling pressure as the NHL season gets underway. The men behind the bench know their jobs depend on their team's performance, too. Life as an NHL head coach can be precar...
Oct 05, 2022

Nobel chemistry prize awarded to 3 for attaching molecules
STOCKHOLM (AP) - This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded in equal parts to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for developing way of "snapping molecules together." ...
Oct 05, 2022

Fiona recovery continues and Russia formalizes annexation: In The News for Oct. 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 05, 2022

As Quebec's Legault expands his majority, Montrealers choose opposition parties
MONTREAL - After Monday night's provincial election results, Montreal shows up on Quebec's election map as a small red-and-orange island in a sea of light blue. The blue represents Franois Legault's C...
Oct 05, 2022

No way to enforce fire codes on First Nations, and new law would be costly: document
OTTAWA - There is no way to enforce building or fire codes on First Nations and pursuing a legislative fix would require significant time and money, federal officials warn in an internal briefing docu...
Oct 05, 2022

Ethiopia's Tigray leader invited to peace talks in S. Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The leader of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region has been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the world's most overl...
Oct 05, 2022

Senators sting winless Canadiens 5-4 in pre-season tilt
MONTREAL - The Ottawa Senators set the tone on the first of three consecutive games against the Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa scored early and handed Montreal a 5-4 loss in the final pre-season contest a...
Oct 04, 2022

Kari Lake walks back 'rare and legal' abortion comment
PHOENIX (AP) - A spokesman for Kari Lake said Tuesday the Republican candidate for Arizona governor didn't mean to suggest abortion should be legal, saying she's not calling for changes to abortion la...
Oct 04, 2022

Viewers head to Weather Channel for Hurricane Ian coverage
NEW YORK (AP) - The Weather Channel reached its biggest audience in five years last week when Hurricane Ian made its destructive landfall in western Florida. The average audience of 3.4 million people...
Oct 04, 2022