Category Archives: Canadian Press
DIVIDED AMERICA: Seeing options shrinking, white men ask why
DALLAS - The voices cascade into the studio, denouncing political hypocrisy and media bias and disappearing values. Hillary Clinton is a liar and a crook, they say; Donald Trump is presidential and su...
Oct 20, 2016
Andre De Grasse trades spikes for books, fulfilling promise to mom
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse is on a break between classes at the University of Southern California, and for once he has nowhere to be. There have been no track practices or lifting sessions for the 21-y...
Oct 20, 2016
Quebec Innu win latest court battle against Iron Ore and Newfoundland and Labrador
MONTREAL - Innu groups have won the latest court battle in their land-claims fight against Iron Ore Co. of Canada, a railway company and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Innu are seeki...
Oct 20, 2016
Dion leads UN effort to ramp up pressure on Russia, Syria over Aleppo
OTTAWA - Canada and Russia traded barbs at the United Nations on Thursday as Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion led calls for an end to the bloody conflict in Syria. The exchange came during a spe...
Oct 20, 2016
Construction must begin on road after isolated reserve's ferry breaks down: chief
SHOAL LAKE, Man. - The chief of an isolated reserve under one of Canada’s longest boil-water advisories says construction on a road linking his community to the outside world must begin now. Sho...
Oct 20, 2016
Calgary Zoo to open breeding facility for endangered greater sage grouse
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says it has opened the first breeding facility in Canada for one of the country’s most endangered birds. The zoo says estimates put the number of greater sage grouse in...
Oct 20, 2016
Police arrest teen in alleged creepy clown assault south of Montreal
ST-REMI, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a teen dressed in a clown costume faces a charge of assault with a weapon after allegedly attacking someone. Police say Wednesday night’s event seems...
Oct 20, 2016
A look at some of this year's blows to Canada's print media industry
TORONTO - Canada’s print media landscape has suffered more than its fair share of casualties this year, with buyouts and layoffs a common recurrence in the industry. On Thursday, Postmedia annou...
Oct 20, 2016
Final debate is third most-watched presidential match ever
NEW YORK - The final faceoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reached 71.6 million television viewers, meaning two of the three most-watched presidential debates in history occurred during thi...
Oct 20, 2016
Watchdog: EPA delayed for 7 months in Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency had sufficient authority and information to issue an emergency order to protect residents of Flint, Michigan, from lead-contaminated water as early as ...
Oct 20, 2016