Category Archives: Canadian Press

'It's pretty embarrassing:' Winnipeg aims to put less poop in river
WINNIPEG - Canoeist David Danyluk doesn’t live far from Winnipeg’s Assiniboine River but he tends to spend more time paddling further afield. That’s because he doesn’t want to ...
Sep 09, 2018

New documentary looks at real people behind hit musical 'Come From Away'
On his first day of filming in Gander, N.L., filmmaker Moze Mossanen found himself locked out of the shooting location. A crew member called Claude Elliott, Gander’s mayor. Elliott picked up the...
Sep 09, 2018

How university campuses became ground zero for Canada's abortion debate
HALIFAX - University campuses have increasingly become a focal point of Canada’s anti-abortion movement, prompting a fresh debate over free speech and questions about what critics call misleadin...
Sep 09, 2018
Sweden's ruling party hits election low as far right grows
STOCKHOLM - Voters handed Sweden’s ruling party its worst-ever election result Sunday and delivered a parallel lift to a far-right party with white supremacist roots, leaving the ideological out...
Sep 09, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for the $9.6 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies. Th...
Sep 09, 2018
Calm returns to Iraq's Basra after week of violent protests
BASRA, Iraq - A sense of calm returned to Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that left at least 15 people dead an...
Sep 09, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Hamilton 36 Toronto 25 Saskatchewan 32 Winnipeg 27 Edmonton 48 Calgary 42 — MLB American League Cleveland 9 Toronto 8 Houston 5 Boston 3 Oakland 8 Texas 6 Tampa Bay 10...
Sep 09, 2018
North Korea uses 70th anniversary to push economy, not nukes
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea held a major military parade and revived its iconic mass games to celebrate its 70th anniversary, but in keeping with leader Kim J...
Sep 08, 2018
A model with Down syndrome fulfills her fashion week dream
NEW YORK - Marian Avila, a 21-year-old Spanish model with Down syndrome, fulfilled her dream to walk at New York Fashion Week thanks to an Atlanta designer she met through the magic of social media. A...
Sep 08, 2018
Powerful hurricane could be headed to southeast US
ATLANTA - The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. Florence i...
Sep 08, 2018