Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: Bus driver arrested in fatal school bus crash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Latest on the fatal school bus crash in Chattanooga (all times local): 12:45 a.m. Police say the driver of a school bus that crashed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing six peo...
Nov 21, 2016
Dennis Rodman charged with hit-and-run for freeway crash
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been charged with hit-and-run for a wrong-way-related crash on a Southern California freeway. Orange County prosecutors filed misdemeanour charges...
Nov 21, 2016
Federal health minister has emotional meeting with men switched at birth
WINNIPEG - Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott had an emotional meeting Monday with some indigenous men from northern Manitoba who were switched at birth more than 40 years ago and only recently fou...
Nov 21, 2016
Wait is over as Impact prepares to host TFC in semifinal before huge Big O crowd
MONTREAL - There will be a special atmosphere at Olympic Stadium when the Montreal Impact faces Toronto FC in the first leg of the MLS Eastern Conference final on Tuesday night. A anticipated crowd of...
Nov 21, 2016
Cabinet could decide fighter jet plan as early as Tuesday, industry sources say
OTTAWA - Industry sources expect the Liberal government to decide as early as Tuesday whether to purchase a new fighter jet without a competition. Federal cabinet ministers are reportedly considering ...
Nov 21, 2016
Girl, 2, dies; was focus of fight over brain death test
RICHMOND, Va. - A 2-year-old Virginia girl whose parents went to court to block a hospital from performing a brain death test on the child has died, the hospital said Monday. Mirranda Grace Lawson pas...
Nov 21, 2016
Crucial Cyprus peace talks at Swiss resort 'inconclusive'
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Crucial talks being held at a Swiss resort aiming to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus have hit an impasse, officials said Monday, in a serious setback that casts doubt over whether ...
Nov 21, 2016
The Calgary Stampeders may be Grey Cup favourites, but don't tell them that
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders were a 12-6 team that lost to the host 9-9 Argonauts when the Grey Cup was last held in Toronto four years ago. The message at McMahon Stadium on Monday morning was to...
Nov 21, 2016
Work with Trump? Democrats say they will, occasionally
WASHINGTON - U.S. Democrats are signalling a willingness to help Donald Trump implement parts of his agenda, while avoiding the obstruction-at-all-costs stance their opponents used against Barack Obam...
Nov 21, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Nov. 21 --- OTTAWA AIMS TO PHASE OUT COAL BY 2030: The Liberal government is moving to phase out the use of coal-fired electricity in Canada by 2030 as part o...
Nov 21, 2016