Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada calls for more aid as groups brace for flood of civilians from Mosul
OTTAWA - Canada has added its voice to calls for the international community to do more as aid groups brace for a potential humanitarian crisis near the Iraqi city of Mosul. Iraqi and Kurdish forces t...
Oct 21, 2016
Early voting: Democrats show strength in key battlegrounds
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton appears to be displaying strength in the crucial battleground states of North Carolina and Florida among voters casting ballots before Election Day, and may also be buildi...
Oct 21, 2016
Nova Scotia sees sharp spike in opioid overdose deaths: 70 in eight months
HALIFAX - Seventy people died of opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia in the first eight months of 2016, a spike that is raising early fears of a British Columbia-style crisis. The province’s chief p...
Oct 21, 2016
Husky Energy wants more time for report after pipeline leak in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Husky Energy has asked for more time to submit technical reports on an oil pipeline spill into the North Saskatchewan River in July. The Saskatchewan government says Husky (TSX:HSE) has been ...
Oct 21, 2016
Ex-coach calls his ban from Penn State facilities 'wrong'
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - The former Penn State assistant football coach suing Penn State told jurors Friday he was angered when told he could not return to team facilities after being put on leave the week J...
Oct 21, 2016
Roughriders look to continue season-ending surge against visiting Alouettes
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes have similar records, but their recent play shows two teams going in different directions heading into Saturday’s match at Mosaic Sta...
Oct 21, 2016
Atlantic Canadians hit by first storm weary and worried by heavy rainfall warning
For Lisa Abbott, word of more heavy rains coming to Atlantic Canada this weekend is a distressing reminder of the Thanksgiving Day deluge that wrecked her home and left her still trying to find replac...
Oct 21, 2016
Aviation heir Dellen Millard to apply for legal aid to help fund 2 murder trials
TORONTO - A convicted killer who is the heir to a multi-million dollar aviation company will apply for legal aid to help fund his defence in two upcoming murder trials. Dellen Millard, who was convict...
Oct 21, 2016
Landlord acquitted of manslaughter in fire that killed 6
PORTLAND, Maine - The owner of a building where six people were killed in a fire was acquitted Friday of manslaughter but was convicted of a code violation for converted attic rooms described by prose...
Oct 21, 2016
Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe's Mars probe
BERLIN - Scientists say Europe’s experimental Mars probe has hit the right spot but may have been destroyed in a fiery ball of rocket fuel because it was travelling too fast. Pictures taken by a...
Oct 21, 2016