Category Archives: Canadian Press
Books on famine, factories vie for $75,000 history prize
LONDON - A story of starvation in Stalin’s Soviet Union, a biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder and a look at how factories changed the world are among finalists for a $75,000 history book prize. E...
Sep 25, 2018
NDP Quebec looking to bring left-leaning, non-sovereigntist voters to the fold
MONTREAL - For the New Democratic Party of Quebec, the connection to its federal counterpart ends with the name. There’s no working relationship between the new provincial party and its national...
Sep 25, 2018
Quebec election: talk of minority government, hiding money out of country
MONTREAL - The possibility of a minority government and insinuations of money hidden outside the country dominated on Day 34 of the Quebec election campaign Tuesday. Questions of coalition governments...
Sep 25, 2018
Province reports first decrease in child welfare numbers in 15 years
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s high number of kids in the child welfare system has dropped for the first time in 15 years, show figures released Tuesday by the provincial government. Excerpts from the Fa...
Sep 25, 2018
Whitecaps say firing coaching staff before season's end gives them a jump on next year
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say they are not giving up on this season despite firing their head coach with five games to go. Team president Bob Lenarduzzi said Tuesday that the decision to dis...
Sep 25, 2018
'Really scary night:' Friend testifies at British sailors' trial
HALIFAX - The friend of a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Halifax-area military base said during a police interview that the complainant had told her at least four men were involved in...
Sep 25, 2018
Teenage midfielder Ballou Tabla commits to play for Canada, says he can't wait
The future of the Canadian men’s soccer team got a little brighter Tuesday with news that teenager Ballou Tabla has committed to Canada. The 19-year-old midfielder/forward, who was born in the I...
Sep 25, 2018
Owner of Texas 3D gun company resigns after arrest
AUSTIN, Texas - An activist who garnered national attention for running a Texas company that sells blueprints for making untraceable 3D-printed guns has resigned from the firm he founded after being a...
Sep 25, 2018
BMW expects hit from trade dispute and emissions tests
FRANKFURT - German luxury automaker BMW said Tuesday that its profits and sales will fall short of its forecasts this year, saying that fear of international trade conflicts has weighed on pricing and...
Sep 25, 2018
Jones and Homan are the early favourites on Canadian women's curling scene
A fresh quadrennial means new faces, different lineups and several unanswered questions on the Canadian women’s curling scene. Olympic representative Rachel Homan has a new coach. World champion...
Sep 25, 2018