Category Archives: Canadian Press

In the news today, Aug. 8
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 8 --- CANADA-SAUDI SPAT NOW ENVELOPS STUDENTS, TRAVELLERS The diplomatic row between Canada and Saudi Arabia is now sweeping up Saudi students and some tr...
Aug 08, 2018
Indonesia quake deaths top 130, aid effort intensifies
BANGSAL, Indonesia - Aid began reaching isolated areas of the Indonesian island struggling after a powerful earthquake that killed more than 130 people as rescuers intensified efforts Wednesday to fin...
Aug 08, 2018
Miss America head Gretchen Carlson seeks 'healing process'
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox News host now in charge of the Miss America Organization, says the organization needs to heal a rift that has seen 20 state groups call for her a...
Aug 08, 2018
Humpback whales treat tourists to an early-morning show off B.C. coast
PORT HARDY, B.C. - Tourists staying at a lodge on a Vancouver Island were treated to a spectacular show when a group of humpback whales visited for breakfast. Marg Leehane, co-owner of Great Bear Lodg...
Aug 08, 2018

'I'll get better': Paralyzed Broncos player working to improve at sledge hockey
CALGARY - Ryan Straschnitzki spent an hour at his second home Tuesday. The 19-year-old Albertan, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team,...
Aug 08, 2018
Ontario should offer incentives to reverse psychiatrist shortage: report
TORONTO - A new report urges the Ontario government to offer incentives to psychiatrists in order to make up for a shortage it says is contributing to a growing mental health crisis across the provinc...
Aug 08, 2018

Lawyer: hunger-striking Ukraine filmmaker increasingly frail
MOSCOW - A Ukrainian filmmaker on hunger strike in a Russian prison has become increasingly frail and his condition has worsened considerably, his lawyer and his sister said. Wednesday marks the 87th ...
Aug 08, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Boston 10 Toronto 7 (10 innings) Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 3 Texas 11 Seattle 4 Minnesota 3 Cleveland 2 N.Y. Yankees 4 Chicago White Sox 3 (13 innings) L.A. Angel...
Aug 08, 2018
Gas explosion kills 3 workers in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV says a gas explosion in a Tehran sports complex has killed three workers. It says the explosion in the capital happened after heating gas leaked while the workers were ...
Aug 07, 2018
Canada falls to U.S., takes silver at FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship
MEXICO CITY - For a brief moment it looked like Canada had a chance to capture gold at the FIBA under-18 Women’s Americas Championship. But a strong start quickly burnt out as the United States ...
Aug 07, 2018