Category Archives: Canadian Press
48 injured by PKK car bomb in east Turkey
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities have accused Kurdish militants of detonating a car bomb that wounded 48 people Monday in the eastern city of Van. The state-run Anadolu news agency quoted a statement by...
Sep 12, 2016
3 dead in small plane crash in Reno were bound for Bay Area
RENO, Nev. - Three people who died in a small plane crash into a vehicle parking lot at Reno-Tahoe International Airport had been headed to the San Francisco Bay Area, an airport official said Monday....
Sep 12, 2016
Tories gave 'serious thought' to giving women majority on high court: MacKay
OTTAWA - The previous Conservative government at one point considered working toward giving women a majority of the nine seats on the Supreme Court of Canada, said former justice minister Peter MacKay...
Sep 12, 2016
Quebec apple growers struggle to contain disease affecting trees
MONTREAL - The apple harvesting period may come as a relief to many Quebec growers who have spent the summer fighting a contagious disease spreading through their trees. For the next four or five week...
Sep 12, 2016
Live-in caregiver says government promises for foreign worker program aren't enough
TORONTO - With Parliament poised to look at changes to how temporary foreign workers are treated, people who came as live-in caregivers are speaking out about what they call injustices within the fede...
Sep 12, 2016
Montreal taxi industry to meet Tuesday to discuss Uber deal
MONTREAL - Representatives of Montreal’s taxi industry are scheduled to meet Tuesday to draft a response to the recent deal between the provincial government and ride-hailing company Uber. Taxi ...
Sep 12, 2016

Delay in Calgary first-degree murder trial for parents in diabetic teen's death
CALGARY - The defence in a trial for parents of a teenage boy who died of starvation and complications from untreated diabetes on Monday asked for a brief delay to decide if it will call a witness. On...
Sep 12, 2016

One person to be dropped from allegations of insider trading with Amaya ex-CEO
MONTREAL - Allegations of insider trading are being whittled down to 12 people affiliated with the former CEO of online gaming company Amaya. The independent tribunal overseeing Quebec’s financi...
Sep 12, 2016
White House campaign casts a shadow over 9-11 anniversary
NEW YORK - The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9-11 with the solemn roll call of the dead Sunday but couldn’t keep the presidential campaign from intruding on what is traditionally a politic...
Sep 12, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Montreal North America 7 Europe 4 — CFL Toronto 33 Hamilton 21 — NFL Baltimore 13 Buffalo 7 Minnesota 25 Tennessee 16 Houston 23 Chic...
Sep 11, 2016