Category Archives: Canadian Press

Almost every part of Canada's largest national park deteriorating: federal study
An exhaustive federal study of Canada’s largest national park concludes almost every aspect of its environment is deteriorating. The 561-page report on Wood Buffalo National Park says industry, ...
Jul 15, 2018

'Tanks' for the memories: Retired soldier donates maintenance manuals
CALGARY - As an army brat, Lisa Pearce remembers the manuals her father would drag along with the family, posting after posting, over his 30 years in the Canadian Forces. Now the knowledge that Sgt. L...
Jul 15, 2018
Boy, 14, in critical condition after being found in Montreal public pool
MONTREAL - A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found unconscious at the bottom of a public pool in Montreal. Authorities say a passerby spotted the youth sometime after 11 p.m. at a...
Jul 15, 2018

John Cynn claims World Series of Poker title, wins $8.8M
LAS VEGAS - The 2018 World Series of Poker champion is an Indiana resident and professional player who barely missed the cut for the final table two years ago. John Cynn won the series’ marquee ...
Jul 15, 2018

Industrial building in Prince George, B.C., holds record for most airtight
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The Wood Innovation Research Lab in Prince George, B.C., appears to be nothing more than a modern cedar and black-metal building, but look past the cladding and you’ll find...
Jul 15, 2018
Trump names EU a global foe, raps media before Putin summit
HELSINKI - President Donald Trump named the European Union as a top adversary of the United States and denounced the news media as the “enemy of the people” before arriving in Helsinki on ...
Jul 15, 2018
Russian women push back at shaming over World Cup dating
MOSCOW - Hundreds of thousands of foreign men have flooded into Russia for the monthlong World Cup, setting off a fierce debate in the host nation about the roles and rights of women. Russian women wh...
Jul 15, 2018
Pakistanis mourning victims of carnage ahead of elections
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistanis observed a day of mourning on Sunday for the victims of the horrific weekend attacks that killed 153 people, including a provincial assembly candidate during an election ...
Jul 15, 2018

Cease-fire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fighting
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military lifted its restrictions along the Gaza border Sunday, indicating it had accepted an Egypt-mediated cease-fire that ended a 24-hour round of fighting with Hamas militan...
Jul 15, 2018
Accident at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 15
YANGON, Myanmar - At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar’s jade mining region, state media and officials said Sunday. Fifteen bodies ...
Jul 15, 2018