Category Archives: Canadian Press

Amnesty International calls for united front against Saudi Arabia
MONTREAL - Amnesty International says the global community should form a united front with Canada and speak out to protect two recently arrested women, including the sister of jailed blogger Raif Bada...
Aug 06, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spends B.C. Day at picnic in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Justin Trudeau celebrated the B.C. Day holiday Monday at a summer picnic in a park with about 3,000 people in Penticton, of whom many wanted to pose for a selfie with the prime minis...
Aug 06, 2018

New evacuation order for northwest B.C. after intense lightning storm last week
An evacuation order was issued Sunday evening for part of British Columbia’s Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako as a nearby wildfire rages on. Regional Board Chair Bill Miller said an intense ...
Aug 06, 2018

Venus Williams holds off challenge from teen Caroline Dolehide at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - American Venus Williams advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Caroline Dolehide on Monday, before heavy rain delayed play on and off for three hours an...
Aug 06, 2018
Michelin-starred French master chef Joel Robuchon dies at 73
PARIS - Joel Robuchon, a master chef who shook up the stuffy world of French haute cuisine by showing diners the delights of the simple mashed potato and a peek at a restaurant kitchen, has died at 73...
Aug 06, 2018
Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime drop doubles opener, Raonic advances in singles
TORONTO - Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime walked out to a loud applause from a jam-packed grand stand at the Rogers Cup on Monday night. They took a few warm-up shots, smiled at each other,...
Aug 06, 2018

Canada to review auto emissions regulations as U.S. moves to water them down
OTTAWA - Canada will review the joint vehicle emissions standards it has with the United States before it decides what to do about the U.S.’s plan to weaken those standards in the coming years. ...
Aug 06, 2018

'Relentless' heat, humidity breaking weather records in Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - This summer is on track to become one of the hottest on record in Atlantic Canada, as stifling heat and humidity levels persist from coast-to-coast, experts say. “It has just been rele...
Aug 06, 2018

Freeland defends Canada's position, says it will always speak up for human rights
While Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Ottawa will wait to hear more details from Saudi Arabia before responding to the country’s decision to freeze new trade deals and expel Cana...
Aug 06, 2018

New federal probe opens on P.E.I. immigrants alleged to have used fake addresses
A second federal probe is underway in Prince Edward Island alleging hundreds of people gained permanent residency in Canada by using local addresses where they didn’t live, under a provincial bu...
Aug 06, 2018