Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fiery pipeline explosion in B.C. raises possibility of natural gas shortage
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An explosion and fire in a pipeline that provides natural gas to about 1.5 million customers in British Columbia, Washington state and Oregon has prompted a plea from energy comp...
Oct 10, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 10
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 10 ___ TRDUEAU ARRIVES IN ARMENIA AHEAD OF LA FRANCOPHONIE SUMMIT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec premier-designate Francois Legault are scheduled...
Oct 10, 2018
Migrant boat capsizes off Turkey; 9 killed, dozens missing
ANKARA, Turkey - A boat carrying migrants has capsized off Turkey’s Aegean coast, killing at least nine people, the coast guard said Wednesday. A search and rescue mission was underway for some ...
Oct 10, 2018
Condo boards should set out rules before cannabis legalization: lawyers
VANCOUVER - Homeowner groups need to quickly establish rules for marijuana growing and consumption in an effort to nip any problems in the bud, say lawyers who specialize in property law. Robert Noce,...
Oct 10, 2018
Focus on rising costs of Indigenous legal claims as Ottawa preps financial books
OTTAWA - The federal government’s forthcoming annual public accounts will release a trove of numbers that will show how much more Ottawa expects to pay to settle billions of dollars in legal cla...
Oct 10, 2018
Bangladesh sentences 19 to death in political rally attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi court sentenced 19 people to death and the son of the opposition leader to life imprisonment on Wednesday over a deadly 2004 attack at a political rally held by curre...
Oct 10, 2018
55 people dead in overnight bus crash in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Fifty-five people were killed when their bus left the road, rolled down a slope and crashed in western Kenya, an official said Wednesday, with the roof of the bus ripped off. “T...
Oct 10, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB Post-season AL Division Series Boston 4 N.Y. Yankees 3 (Red Sox win best-of-five series 3-1) — NHL Carolina 5 Vancouver 3 San Jose 8 Philadelphia 2 Columbus 5 Colorado ...
Oct 09, 2018
From Catholicism to Camp: New Met Gala theme revealed
NEW YORK - Next year’s Met Gala will be downright campy. No, seriously: The Metropolitan Museum announced Tuesday that “Camp: Notes on Fashion” will be the title of its next blockbus...
Oct 09, 2018
US increases pressure on Saudis over writer's disappearance
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump demanded answers Wednesday from Saudi Arabia about the fate of a missing Saudi writer as lawmakers pushed for sanctions and a top Republican said the man was likely...
Oct 09, 2018