Category Archives: Canadian Press
Celebrity deaths force media to examine suicide reporting
NEW YORK - The deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have caused media organizations to look at how they cover suicide and whether more could be done to prevent copycat kil...
Jun 13, 2018
NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials sai...
Jun 13, 2018
Primary election lesson for GOP: Don't cross the president
WASHINGTON - Don’t cross President Donald Trump. That’s the lesson many Republicans are drawing from Rep. Mark Sanford’s surprise defeat Tuesday in his primary election in South Caro...
Jun 13, 2018
Police investigate elder abuse of Marvel Comics' Stan Lee
Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Stan Lee that come amid a struggle over the life and fortune of the 95-year-old Marvel Comics mogul, court documents showed Wednesda...
Jun 13, 2018
Ivana Trump promotes Italian weight-loss diet system
NEW YORK - Ivana Trump, the former wife of President Donald Trump who once appeared with him in a commercial for Pizza Hut, wants America to lose some weight. The businesswoman on Wednesday launched a...
Jun 13, 2018
St. Paul raccoon set free after scaling 25-story tower
MINNEAPOLIS - A raccoon that became an internet sensation by scaling a 25-story office tower in downtown St. Paul was safely trapped Wednesday and released back into the wild. The raccoon looked a bit...
Jun 13, 2018
Pressure on star Bombers RB Harris to deliver with Nichols on the shelf
WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris is ready, willing and more than able to carry a heavier load to start the season. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers veteran running back may have to do that right away as the team ope...
Jun 13, 2018
NDP MLA to run for mayor of Nanaimo, B.C., putting coalition with Greens at risk
NANAIMO, B.C. - A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature is running for the mayor’s job in Nanaimo, potentially upsetting the delicate balance of power for the provincial govern...
Jun 13, 2018
Chilean police raid Catholic Church offices amid abuse probe
SANTIAGO, Chile - Police and prosecutors raided Roman Catholic Church offices in two Chilean cities Wednesday looking for files, investigative reports and documents related to a sex abuse scandal that...
Jun 13, 2018
World Cup and Winter Olympics? 2026 would be a historic sports year for Canada
CALGARY - World Cup matches and an Olympic Games would put Canada front and centre in the sports world in 2026. Canada’s successful bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup with the United States and M...
Jun 13, 2018