Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: Dems offer mixed reactions to Israel speech
WASHINGTON - The Latest on United States-Israeli relations (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Democratic lawmakers are offering mixed reactions to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech deploring Isra...
Dec 28, 2016
Israeli PM calls Kerry speech a 'deep disappointment'
JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister decried Secretary of State John Kerry’s Mideast policy speech as a “deep disappointment” on Wednesday and vowed to work with the incoming Tr...
Dec 28, 2016
Police arrest Ottawa man who allegedly fled to avoid testifying at murder trial
OTTAWA - A man who allegedly fled Ottawa to avoid testifying at a murder trial has been arrested by police after landing at the city’s airport. Police say Ali Abdul Hussein was arrested on Tuesd...
Dec 28, 2016
Fans create impromptu Walk of Fame star for Carrie Fisher
LOS ANGELES - Fans seeking to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher have created an impromptu star for the actress on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Fisher fans took over a blank star on Hollywood Boulevard a...
Dec 28, 2016
Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis at 29
LONDON - Ana Ivanovic retired from tennis at age 29 Wednesday, ending a career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but can no longer play at the highest level because of injuries. In a live broadcas...
Dec 28, 2016
Leonard Cohen, Austin Clarke, Don Getty: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016
A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016: JANUARY 2 – Painter and sculptor Marcel Barbeau, 90, signatory of the manifesto Refus global. 2 – Leonard Evans, 86, an NDP member of t...
Dec 28, 2016
Atheist United Church minister starting new secular community in Toronto
TORONTO - A minister deemed unsuitable by the United Church for declaring herself an atheist is now at the heart of an effort to establish a type of church-style, secular community in Canada. Gretta V...
Dec 28, 2016
Tickets still available to Centennial Classic; NHL expecting sellout
TORONTO - Tickets are still available to the NHL’s Centennial Classic, the next in a long line of high-profile sports events in Toronto. A search of Ticketmaster shows that blocks of eight seats...
Dec 28, 2016
B.C.'s LNG minister predicts northern coast LNG decision by mid-2017
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s minister of natural gas development is offering an optimistic prediction about the future of the proposed $36-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project on B.C.’s ...
Dec 28, 2016
Wildlife centre says dozens of eagles electrocuted by power-pole perch
DELTA, B.C. - Dozens of bald eagles that have flocked to British Columbia’s Lower Mainland this year have been killed after they perched on power poles instead of trees. A wildlife rescue group ...
Dec 28, 2016