Category Archives: Canadian Press
GOP keeps Senate control as Democrats fall short
WASHINGTON - Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them. Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle as...
Nov 09, 2016
Trump win raises questions about US pledge in climate deal
MARRAKECH, Morocco - The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a “hoax” alarmed environmentalists and climate scientists and raised questions Wednesday about whether A...
Nov 09, 2016
Canada to get early test at 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland
TORONTO - Canada will be tested early at next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, placed in Pool A with New Zealand, Wales and a qualifier. The 12-team World Cup runs Aug. 9-26, with the pool ...
Nov 09, 2016
N.B. captain charged with sexual assault of fellow Armed Forces member
GAGETOWN, N.B. - A captain at New Brunswick’s Gagetown military base has been charged with sexual assault. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says the charge relates to an allege...
Nov 09, 2016

Top French court: police illegally checked 3 minority men
PARIS - France’s highest court ruled for the first time Wednesday that police illegally checked the identification of three minority men based on racial profiling, a key source of tension betwee...
Nov 09, 2016

Thousands protest Trump win around US
CHICAGO - The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrat...
Nov 09, 2016

With eye on Pyeongchang, Gilles and Poirier quietly working way up dance ranks
TORONTO - When Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir announced their return to competition, the news likely struck a note of fear at least some of their Canadian rivals. Not Piper Gi...
Nov 09, 2016
Clinton supporter Stephen King is 'shutting down'
BANGOR, Maine - The bitter defeat in the presidential race has many supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton shell-shocked in Maine. Among them is Stephen King. King, the bestselling author, tweeted ear...
Nov 09, 2016

Political 'refugees' from Trump presidency possible if rhetoric real: observers
HALIFAX - A Donald Trump presidency could prompt a flow of politically motivated American emigrants akin to the Vietnam war era, though passionate first impulses to leave may cool as the new leader...
Nov 09, 2016
What Donald Trump's presidential victory could mean for Canada's economy
TORONTO - A Donald Trump administration, combined with a Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives, could have reverberations that will be felt by the Canadian economy for years. Here&...
Nov 09, 2016