Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Chris Spring captures four-man bobsled World Cup bronze medal
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canadian Chris Spring heads into the Christmas break on a nice roll. The Calgary resident captured a bronze medal in a four-man World Cup bobsled race Saturday. On Friday, he and L...
Dec 17, 2016
Henry Heimlich, life-saving manoeuvr creator, dies at 96
CINCINNATI - The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich manoeuvr for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96. His son, Phil, said he died at Christ Hospital ...
Dec 17, 2016
Owners want recipes from hot dog shop known from 'M.A.S.H.'
TOLEDO, Ohio - A feud over recipes from an Ohio hot dog eatery made famous on the TV series “M.A.S.H.” is back in court. The owners of Tony Packo’s, in Toledo, have filed a complaint...
Dec 17, 2016
Strain on forgiveness after church massacre, other killings
The victims’ families spoke words of forgiveness in Charleston after nine black people were massacred in a historic church by Dylann Roof, a white man who harboured dreams of launching a race wa...
Dec 17, 2016
Marc Emery facing drug charges after Montreal police raid pot boutiques
MONTREAL - Canada’s self-styled “Prince of Pot” is facing drug charges after being arrested at one of his newly-opened cannabis boutiques in Montreal. Marc Emery appeared in court to...
Dec 17, 2016
Canada's Mirela Rahneva wins first-ever World Cup skeleton bronze medal
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada’s Mirela Rahneva captured her first-ever World Cup skeleton bronze medal Saturday. Rahneva, of Ottawa, finished third with a time of one minute 50.92 seconds. Austrian...
Dec 17, 2016
Deal reached that could restart Aleppo evacuation
BEIRUT - Rebel and government forces agreed Saturday to allow “humanitarian cases” to leave two besieged government-held Shiite villages in northwestern Syria, a step that would allow the ...
Dec 17, 2016
Police find ETA weapons trove in southern France, arrest 5
MADRID - Spanish and French police have made five arrests after discovering a suspected weapons trove for the Basque militant group ETA in southern France, the French interior minister said Saturday. ...
Dec 17, 2016
US says it will work with Duterte after latest outburst
MANILA, Philippines - The United States said Sunday it will work with the Philippine president to address any concerns after he threatened to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Phil...
Dec 17, 2016
Supporters of impeached SKorean leader clash with protesters
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye clashed with anti-Park protesters Saturday, as large crowds of demonstrators again gathered in Seoul to demand ...
Dec 17, 2016