Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hamelin wins 1,000 short-track race, Canada claims four more medals at WCup stop
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Charles Hamelin won gold and Charle Cournoyer took bronze in a men’s 1,000-metre race as Canada claimed four medals Sunday at a World Cup short-track speedskating...
Dec 18, 2016
Pakistani cinemas to resume screening Indian movies
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani cinema owners will resume the screening of Indian movies after a two-month self-imposed ban linked to the Kashmir conflict. Nadeem Mandliwala, a board member of the Pakistan Film...
Dec 18, 2016
Gunmen kill 10, including Canadian woman, in attacks on Jordanian police
KARAK, Jordan - Gunmen assaulted Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing seven officers, two local civilians and a woman visiting ...
Dec 18, 2016
Fort McMurray fire chief who led battle against the beast retiring in February
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The man who led a fight against “the beast” is planning to move on from his role as Fort McMurray fire chief. Darby Allen became the face of the northeastern Alberta...
Dec 18, 2016
Manitoba premier says he'll be in Costa Rica six to eight weeks a year
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister plans to spend six to eight weeks a year at his vacation home in Costa Rica during his time in office, including this holiday season, but says he will be ge...
Dec 18, 2016
Saskatchewan mother dismayed man charged in her son's death isn't facing a trial
CALGARY - Helen Montgrand can’t get her son’s final moments out of her mind. Mason Montgrand was 21 years old when he was killed at an Edmonton maximum security prison in 2011. A trial for...
Dec 18, 2016
Jordan shooting ambushes kill 10, including Canadian tourist
KARAK, Jordan - Gunmen ambushed Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing a woman visiting from Canada, seven officers and two local...
Dec 18, 2016
The Latest: 1st Aleppo evacuees in 2 days reported
BEIRUT - The latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 1 a.m. A Syrian war monitoring group says the first convoy to evacuate civilians and fighters from eastern Aleppo in over 48 hours has a...
Dec 18, 2016
Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON - One of President-elect Donald Trump’s first, and defining, acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood. Trump sent mixed si...
Dec 18, 2016
NYC 24/7: Sleepless businesses meet a need in the night
NEW YORK - Wake up New York, there’s a whole hidden city out there in the middle of the night, at your service. Even in an era when you can order just about anything you want by smartphone at 4 ...
Dec 18, 2016