Category Archives: Canadian Press
Manchester police say 10 people injured in shooting
LONDON - Ten people, including two children, were injured early Sunday morning when shots were fired after a Caribbean carnival in the northern English city of Manchester. Greater Manchester police sa...
Aug 12, 2018
Vigil, marches mark anniversary of deadly far-right protest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A year after a deadly gathering of far-right extremists in Charlottesville, less than two dozen white nationalists marched Sunday across from the White House, their numbers dwar...
Aug 12, 2018
Rain pouring, Trump rages on Twitter and hangs with bikers
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - As rain dumped on his golf club, President Donald Trump raged on Saturday, lashing out at his Justice Department on Twitter before welcoming members of a “Bikers for TrumpR...
Aug 12, 2018

Blast in northern Syria kills at least 36; cause unclear
BEIRUT - An explosion in northern Syria killed at least 36 people Sunday and wounded many others, but the cause of the blast wasn’t immediately known, opposition activists said. The opposition-r...
Aug 12, 2018

Key Afghan city turned into 'ghost town' by deadly battles
KABUL - Hundreds of people have fled four days of fierce fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over the key provincial capital of Ghazni that has killed about 120 security forces and civilian...
Aug 12, 2018
Egypt: Security forces kill 12 Islamic militants in Sinai
CAIRO - Egypt’s official news agency says security forces have killed at least 12 Islamic militants in a shootout in northern Sinai Peninsula. Sunday’s report by MENA says the fighting eru...
Aug 12, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $12.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $12.7 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...
Aug 12, 2018

Quebec unions prepare for election battle as top two parties seen as 'anti-worker'
MONTREAL - Quebec’s labour movement is gearing up ahead of the October election as it faces the prospect of another four years with limited influence in the provincial government. Almost 40 per ...
Aug 12, 2018

Peer support workers on front lines of the OD crisis need support too: Experts
VANCOUVER - Trey Helten has known almost every one of the 50 or so people he has treated for overdoses on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since February. As a former heroin and methamphetamine use...
Aug 12, 2018

Ex-congressman wins Hawaii Democratic primary for US House
HONOLULU - In this age of political rancour, Ed Case wants to bring bipartisanship back to Washington, D.C. “I think voters want Washington to work again, that’s the number one issue. Clea...
Aug 12, 2018