Category Archives: Canadian Press
Transport Minister says he would board a Boeing 737 despite crash
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he would board “without hesitation” the type of aircraft that crashed in the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy on Sunday, stressing his confidence ...
Mar 11, 2019
OECD concerned about allegations Trudeau interfered in SNC-Lavalin case
OTTAWA - The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development is monitoring the allegations the Liberal government tried to influence a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin to determine whet...
Mar 11, 2019
Foreign policy experts call for release of Canadian in China
Fifteen prominent U.S. foreign policy experts on Monday called for the release of a Canadian detained in China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive in Canada. The sch...
Mar 11, 2019
Democrats: Milwaukee convention choice shows party values
Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party leaders announced Monday, highlighting the battleground state of Wisconsin that helped elect President Donald Trump and now will laun...
Mar 11, 2019
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Ashka Dixit, Anushka Dixit, Prerit Dixit,...
Mar 11, 2019
Chicago Symphony musicians on strike in contract dispute
CHICAGO - Striking musicians at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are grabbing picket signs instead of piccolos after a lack of progress in contract talks. Musicians walked a picket line Monday in front ...
Mar 11, 2019
Wonder Woman to the rescue: Gal Gadot takes on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has come to the rescue of a fellow Israeli celebrity in a spat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gadot, who typically shies away from politics, is rallyin...
Mar 11, 2019
Russia remains banned from international track for doping
DOHA, Qatar - Russia’s doping ban from international track and field will remain in place until the Moscow laboratory data has been analyzed, a process that could lead to the country’s rei...
Mar 11, 2019
Moviegoers gets to see 'Captain Marvel' in the flesh
CLIFTON, N.J. - Moviegoers in New Jersey got a surprise visit over the weekend from a super-hero. Actress Brie Larson, star of “Captain Marvel,” appeared at a movie theatre Saturday night ...
Mar 11, 2019
Six members of Ontario family killed in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Six members of an Ontario family, spanning three generations, are being remembered as wonderful, loving people after they were identified as being among those who were killed in a devastating plane cr...
Mar 11, 2019