Category Archives: Canadian Press

Quebec campaign: Liberals pledge expanded dental coverage, Coalition talks school taxes
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals on Sunday dusted off an old promise to expand free dental coverage should they be re-elected come Oct. 1 - this time to include children up to age 16 as well as low-inco...
Aug 26, 2018

Bullying's a big no-no, so what can parents do if their child targets other kids?
TORONTO - Little Johnny may not be a perfect angel, but his parents believe he’s a pretty good kid all around. But then comes a call from the principal that bursts that particular bubble: their ...
Aug 26, 2018
Crashed in 1959: RCMP to begin dive to float plane wreckage in Saskatchewan lake
BUFFALO NARROWS, Sask. - An RCMP dive on a remote northern Saskatchewan lake this week will attempt to recover a pilot and a conservation officer whose remains could still be inside the wreckage of a ...
Aug 26, 2018

Concerns grow about grey water in Canada's Arctic: report shows it could double
INUVIK, N.W.T. - A traditional hunter in the Northwest Territories says he used to welcome the cruise ships coming into the Beaufort Sea in Canada’s Arctic. But Hans Lennie from Inuvik says that...
Aug 26, 2018

Friends, family and fans gather to remember artist Mary Pratt in St. John's, N.L.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Mary Pratt once said she didn’t think of anything as “ordinary.” “I think everything is complex and worthy of conjecture and worthy of a look, worthy o...
Aug 26, 2018

Official: Fireworks, cigarettes may have caused deadly blaze
CHICAGO - Investigators seeking the cause of Chicago’s deadliest fire in well over a decade were searching the porch area where the blaze started for evidence of fireworks, cigarettes or other s...
Aug 26, 2018

Canadian teens Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime to clash in first round of U.S. Open
When Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov face off against each other at the U.S. Open this week, they’ll have to set aside their friendship as they put the future of Canadian tennis on fu...
Aug 26, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $30 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $30 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for t...
Aug 26, 2018
Lane brought record rain to Hawaii, but lost its wallop
Hurricane Lane secured its place in the history books before it quickly dissipated into a tropical storm and moved off from Hawaii. The storm caused damage, mostly on the Big Island, where rivers rage...
Aug 26, 2018
Earthquakes in western Iran kill 2, injure 310
TEHRAN, Iran - Four earthquakes, including one at magnitude 6, shook temblor-prone western Iran on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring 310, state media reported. The earthquakes in Iran...
Aug 26, 2018