Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fresh Canadian crew focused on recapturing world junior hockey gold
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Alex Formenton and Maxime Comtois know what it takes to capture world junior hockey gold and now they’re sharing their wisdom with a whole new squad. Both of the young forwards ...
Jul 31, 2018
"Something special about this boy:" Davies goes from refugee camp to soccer pitch
EDMONTON - Soccer phenom Alphonso Davies and his former Edmonton Strikers coach, Nick Huoseh, often talk or text after his matches with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Huoseh said they usually go something l...
Jul 31, 2018
Veterans' access to benefits a persistent problem, ombudsman says
OTTAWA - Canada’s veterans ombudsman says that while the federal government has implemented a number of his recommendations over the years, veterans are facing difficulty accessing some benefits...
Jul 31, 2018
European economic expansion slows amid trade fears
FRANKFURT - Europe’s economic upswing slowed further in the second quarter amid concerns over global trade disputes that have seen the world’s major powers impose new tariffs on each other...
Jul 31, 2018
In the news today, July 31
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, July 31 --- ADULT DOSE EpiPen TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY NEXT MONTH The maker of the EpiPen says its adult-dose auto-injector will be in “very limited” supp...
Jul 31, 2018
The corporate climb: Stalled progress for women in Canadian C-suites
TORONTO - None of Canada’s TSX 60 companies were headed by a woman and two-thirds did not include a single woman among top earners during their latest fiscal year, reveals a Canadian Press analy...
Jul 31, 2018
Malaysia's civil aviation chief quits over Flight 370 lapses
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s civil aviation chief said Tuesday he has resigned to take responsibility after an independent investigative report highlighted shortcomings in the air traffic...
Jul 31, 2018
New fire erupts in Northern California; homes threatened
UPPER LAKE, Calif. - Firefighters struggling to contain destructive Northern California wildfires found themselves facing a new blaze that erupted Tuesday and drove through a rural area near a nationa...
Jul 31, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games American League Oakland 10 Toronto 1 Minnesota 5 Cleveland 4 Seattle 2 Houston 0 National League Atlanta 5 Miami 3 St. Louis 5 Colorado 4 (10 innings) Milwaukee 5 L.A. Dodgers 2 S...
Jul 31, 2018
Assault on compound, roadside bomb kill 26 in Afghanistan
KABUL - A co-ordinated assault on a government compound in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 15 people and a roadside bomb in the western part of the country killed 11 on Tuesday, Afghan officials s...
Jul 31, 2018