Category Archives: Canadian Press
Iran marks '79 US Embassy takeover as renewed sanctions loom
TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of Iranians rallied Sunday in commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the takeover and hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, just hours before the re-imposition of al...
Nov 04, 2018
WWI centenary to be marked in London and Paris, not Berlin
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on French soil, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be in London for a ceremony in West...
Nov 04, 2018
Voters in Pacific territory choose to keep ties with France
NOUMEA, New Caledonia - A majority of voters in the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence Sunday, a watershed moment that led French P...
Nov 04, 2018
Pakistan blasphemy case: Husband appeals to Trump, UK PM
MULTAN, Pakistan - The husband of a Christian woman acquitted eight years after being sentenced to death for blasphemy, but not released after countrywide protests, appealed on Sunday to U.S. Presiden...
Nov 04, 2018
Data recovered from crashed Lion Air data recorder: official
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder as Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended the search at sea for victims ...
Nov 04, 2018
Storms, floods in Sicily kill at least 12 people; 2 missing
ROME - Storm-related floods killed at least 12 people in Sicily, Italian authorities said Sunday, including nine members of two families who were spending a long weekend together when water and mud fr...
Nov 04, 2018
Ontario ticket wins Saturday night's $9.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket sold in Ontario claimed Saturday night’s $9.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot, while the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for ...
Nov 04, 2018
Greiss stops 35 shots, Islanders blank Devils 3-0
NEW YORK - Thomas Greiss made 35 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. It was Greiss̵...
Nov 04, 2018
Harden scores 25 in return, Rockets top Bulls 96-88
CHICAGO - James Harden scored 25 points, including 11 in a decisive run in the third quarter, in his return to the Houston lineup and the Rockets defeated the Chicago Bulls 96-88 on Saturday night. Ha...
Nov 04, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Edmonton 33 Winnipeg 24 Montreal 30 Hamilton 28 Calgary 26 B.C. 9 — NHL Calgary 5 Chicago 3 Toronto 5 Pittsburgh 0 Buffalo 9 Ottawa 2 Edmonton 4 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 4 ...
Nov 03, 2018