Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bridge collapses into river in Kashmir; 5 dead, 11 missing
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - An old wooden bridge over a fast-moving river in Kashmir collapsed as dozens of students were taking pictures on it, leading to at least five deaths on Sunday. Javed Ayub, a s...
May 13, 2018
Israel kicks off US Embassy celebration, boosts border force
JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday kicked off festivities to celebrate the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, even as it bolstered its forces along the Gaza border and in the West Bank in anticip...
May 13, 2018
Militants attack Afghan government building, 10 dead
KABUL - Militants attacked a provincial government building in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least ten people, officials said. Attahullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the governor of Nangar...
May 13, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $18 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $18 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackp...
May 13, 2018
Gallant not worried about Fleury's performance in Golden Knights' 4-2 loss
WINNIPEG - Gerard Gallant isn’t fixated on the number of goals Marc-Andre Fleury has given up lately. The Vegas Golden Knights goaltender stopped 22 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in G...
May 12, 2018
Police: Members of a family bombed 3 Indonesian churches
SURABAYA, Indonesia - Co-ordinated suicide bombings carried out by members of the same family struck three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city Sunday, police said, as the world’s m...
May 12, 2018
Penilla scores twice early, Revs survive Toronto FC 3-2
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Cristian Penilla scored twice in the first seven minutes and the New England Revolution held off Toronto FC 3-2 on Saturday night. Sebastian Giovinco pulled defending MLS Cup champ...
May 12, 2018
Byfuglien leads charge as Jets down Knights in Game 1 of Western Conference final
WINNIPEG - Having knocked off the Presidents’ Trophy winners in Game 7 of a gruelling slugfest less than 48 hours earlier, the Winnipeg Jets had an excuse if their legs were tired on Saturday ni...
May 12, 2018
Broadway performance cancelled due to Jim Parsons injury
NEW YORK - An injury to actor Jim Parsons has forced the cancellation of a performance of the Broadway revival of “The Boys in the Band.” People who said they attended the Saturday matinee...
May 12, 2018
Woman to be archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada for first time: diocese
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The Anglican Diocese of New Westminster says a woman has been elected an archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada for the first time. Melissa Skelton will assume the highest...
May 12, 2018