Category Archives: Canadian Press
Three Canadian teachers nominated for global teaching innovation prize
From transforming classrooms into scenes from the Harry Potter novels to coaching kids in a northern community to run half-marathons, three Canadian have gone above and beyond the curriculum to help s...
Dec 25, 2016
CRTC's 'basic service' Internet decision welcomed by indigenous group
WINNIPEG - As grand chief of an organization representing northern Manitoba First Nations, Sheila North Wilson has a lot of experience dealing with spotty Internet and cell phone service. North Wilson...
Dec 25, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service due to illness
SANDRINGHAM, England - A bad cold kept Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate in rural Norfolk, England, raising some concerns a...
Dec 25, 2016
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $7.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $7.7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, there were five guaranteed $1 million dollar prizes, two of which were claimed by t...
Dec 25, 2016
The Latest: Russian divers to work all night at crash site
MOSCOW - The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia’s air base in Syria (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Russian emergency crews are aiming to work all ...
Dec 25, 2016
Russia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash
SOCHI, Russia - Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after tak...
Dec 24, 2016
Israel's Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote
JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying ...
Dec 24, 2016
Two dead, two unaccounted for in a fire at an Ontario residence
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Two people are dead and two others are presumed dead after a fire at a residence near Peterborough, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the blaze broke out early Saturday morning i...
Dec 24, 2016
Child dies after falling ill on an transatlantic Air Canada flight
SHANNON, Ireland - A 10-year-old girl died Saturday after falling ill aboard a transatlantic Air Canada flight. The airline says Toronto-to-London flight AC868 diverted to Shannon, Ireland, after the ...
Dec 24, 2016
Ricky Martin thanks fans for support over father's illness
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Pop star Ricky Martin is thanking fans for their support following the hospitalization of his father Enrique Martin. The singer has issued a Saturday statement saying he’...
Dec 24, 2016