Category Archives: Canadian Press

Iraq battles IS in western town, far from Mosul
BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters for a third day in a remote western town far from Mosul on Tuesday, but the U.S.-led coalition insisted the latest in a series of “spoiler a...
Oct 25, 2016
Youth league kicks out team after man plays in football game
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The founder of a Rhode Island youth football team says its season is ending early after the coach put a man into a game against 13- and 14-year-old players. Capital City Buccaneers ...
Oct 25, 2016
High-tech beef cattle monitoring firm pockets growth funds from U.K. investor
CALGARY - From a chart on his computer screen at GrowSafe Systems Ltd., co-CEO Camiel Huisma can describe not only how much a certain cow ate today but how quickly it ate and how much it weighs. The a...
Oct 25, 2016
Ohio, Illinois governors place bets over Cubs-Indians series
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Republican governors of Illinois and Ohio are betting cases of beer, pizza and other ballpark favourites on the World Series beginning Tuesday between the Cubs and the Indians. On...
Oct 25, 2016

Pentatonix to sing NFL Thursday Night Football opening song
NEW YORK - Grammy-winning a cappella group Pentatonix will sing the opening theme song for NBC’s “Thursday Night Football.” NBC said Tuesday that Pentatonix will sing the track ̶...
Oct 25, 2016
Washington wolf killed in Montana after 1,100km journey across Idaho, Canada
SPOKANE, Wash. - U.S. wildlife officials say a grey wolf that left its pack in northeastern Washington trekked more than 1,100 kilometres across Idaho and Canada before being shot in central Montana l...
Oct 25, 2016
Atlantic provinces need to shed trade, regulatory barriers, study argues
HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada needs a deal to reduce regulatory and trade barriers for areas as basic as the rules on trucks that carry goods around the region, says a report by an economic think tank. Th...
Oct 25, 2016

Heckles, jeers and turned backs greet Justin Trudeau at youth labour forum
OTTAWA - Dozens of delegates at a youth labour forum turned their backs Tuesday on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, using body language to express their frustrations with everything from global warming ...
Oct 25, 2016
British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Vancouver with ill crew
VANCOUVER - British Airways says a plane travelling from San Francisco to London diverted to Vancouver after members of the crew reported feeling ill. The airline said 22 crew members and about two pa...
Oct 25, 2016

US home prices rose in August, lifted by dwindling supply
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices climbed at a solid pace in August as more home buyers competed for fewer available properties. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price i...
Oct 25, 2016