Category Archives: Canadian Press
Forgotten hero in marine disaster honoured by Red Cross in St. John's, N.L.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Forty-six years ago, Leo Bullen gave up his life when he offered his life-jacket to a small child as a fire raged around them on the schooner Delroy, sinking the ship and clai...
Jul 17, 2018
Groundbreaking ceremony held for new bridge between Windsor and Detroit
DETROIT - U.S. and Canadian officials touted the friendship between the two countries while acknowledging the economic benefits a new international bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., will bring...
Jul 17, 2018
Canada should help Holocaust denier on trial in Germany: civil liberties group
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is urging the Canadian government to end the “unjust and immoral” imprisonment of Monika Schaefer, a German-Canadian woman on trial in Germany for publishi...
Jul 17, 2018
Osuna throws clean inning and Guerrero Jr. drives in pair for Dunedin Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Suspended Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna threw one shutout inning and top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a pair of runs as the Dunedin Blue Jays shut out the Florida F...
Jul 17, 2018
Mother of Brazilian soccer star rescued from kidnappers
RIO DE JANEIRO - Police in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul said Tuesday that the mother of a famous soccer star was rescued from kidnappers. Civil Police official Rafael Lopez said ...
Jul 17, 2018
Cull hasn't been able to solve bunny burden in Alberta mountain town of Canmore
CANMORE, Alta. - Problems persist in an Alberta mountain town overrun with rabbits despite an ongoing cull that has cost almost $400,000. Canmore introduced its feral rabbit management program six yea...
Jul 17, 2018
Quebec liquor board workers stage one-day walkout as pressure tactic
MONTREAL - Employees at more than 400 Quebec Liquor Corp. outlets across the province held a one-day strike Tuesday in a bid to jump-start contract negotiations. It was the first of six strike days th...
Jul 17, 2018
Crowley has four points as Canada beats Australia at world lacrosse championship
NETANYA, Israel - Kevin Crowley had a goal and three assists as Canada wrapped up preliminary-round play with a 13-7 win over Australia on Tuesday at the world lacrosse championship. Mark Matthews and...
Jul 17, 2018
US industrial production rebounds 0.6 per cent in June
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production rebounded last month after being dragged down in May by a fire at an auto parts plant. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that industrial production - which inclu...
Jul 17, 2018
Usain Bolt to make run at pro soccer in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Usain Bolt is making a run at professional soccer in Australia. The Olympic sprint great has long expressed his love of the game. Since his retirement from track, he has tested him...
Jul 17, 2018