Category Archives: Canadian Press
Air Canada, WestJet latest companies to cut ties to SeaWorld ahead of whale bill
Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. are joining a growing wave of companies that have cut ties to SeaWorld, in sync with the spirit of a bill to ban whale and dolphin captivity and in the wake of con...
Oct 30, 2018
Shooting reshapes Liberals' apology for 1939 refusal of ship of Jewish refugees
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology for a decision to close Canada’s doors to Jewish refugees almost 80 years ago must include a bold statement against modern anti-Semitism or...
Oct 30, 2018
Air Canada, WestJet latest companies to cut ties to SeaWorld ahead of whale bill
Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. are joining a growing wave of companies that have cut ties to SeaWorld, in sync with the spirit of a federal bill to ban whale and dolphin captivity and in the wak...
Oct 30, 2018
Chamber of Commerce calls for federal funding to stop pine beetle spread
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has asked for immediate federal funding to stop the spread of the destructive mountain pine beetle as it threatens to spread across the country. Chamber CEO P...
Oct 30, 2018
Actor John Jarratt appears in Sydney court on rape charge
SYDNEY, Australia - Australian actor and director John Jarratt appeared in a Sydney court on Tuesday charged with raping a woman 42 years ago. The 66-year-old actor told the Downing Center Local Court...
Oct 30, 2018
South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return
BARCELONA, Spain - South Sudan armed opposition leader Riek Machar is coming home under the country’s latest peace deal, more than two years after he fled on foot into exile, a spokesman said Tu...
Oct 30, 2018
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Calgary 3 Toronto 1 Vancouver 5 Minnesota 2 — NBA Milwaukee 124 Toronto 108 Philadelphia 113 Atlanta 92 Portland 103 Indiana 93 New York 115 Brooklyn 96 Sacramento 123 M...
Oct 29, 2018
Elias Pettersson score twice, Canucks beat Wild 5-2
VANCOUVER - Scoring was nice. Winning was even better for Elias Pettersson. The speedy rookie scored a pair of the goals, the second on a third-period breakaway, to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2...
Oct 29, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Calgary 3 Toronto 1 Vancouver 5 Minnesota 2 — NBA Milwaukee 124 Toronto 108 Philadelphia 113 Atlanta 92 Portland 103 Indiana 93 New York 115 Brooklyn 96 Sacramento 123 M...
Oct 29, 2018
NYC allocates $1.9 million to Louis Armstrong museum
New York City will allocate $1.9 million to a Queens museum dedicated to jazz legend Louis Armstrong in order to renovate the neighbouring property. Selma Heraldo was a neighbour of Louis and Lucille ...
Oct 29, 2018