Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man, 50, dead after being struck by lightning in New Brunswick Friday, RCMP say
TABUSINTAC NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada - Police say a 50-year-old man is dead after being struck by lightning Friday evening. Sgt. Andre Pepin of the RCMP says the man, whose name has not been released, was...
Jun 30, 2018
Heftier fines for Quebec drivers, cyclists come into effect today
MONTREAL - Quebec drivers caught using their cellphones behind the wheel will be facing much stiffer penalities as of today. Under a new road safety bill, drivers who use portable electronic devices w...
Jun 30, 2018
Heat warnings in effect for parts of the country on Canada Day weekend
OTTAWA - Heat warnings are in effect for much of Ontario and parts of Quebec heading into the long weekend, while the Maritimes are being cautioned about warmth and humidity. Environment Canada has is...
Jun 30, 2018
Indigenous woman fights to stay in Canada, saying traditional territory is B.C.
VANCOUVER - A First Nations woman working to revive a threatened language in her traditional territory of northern British Columbia says she’s being forced to leave the country on Canada Day. Mi...
Jun 30, 2018
South Sudan's latest cease-fire is violated within hours
DUBLIN - South Sudan government troops violated the country’s latest cease-fire just hours after it began at midnight, the armed opposition claimed Saturday, while a government spokesman accused...
Jun 30, 2018
18 killed, 14 injured in China bus-truck highway collision
BEIJING - Eighteen people were killed and 14 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in central China, police said Saturday. The accident took place Frid...
Jun 30, 2018
Afghan president orders end to unilateral cease-fire
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced the end of the government’s unilateral cease-fire and ordered forces to restart their operations across the country. Ghani said Saturday in a ...
Jun 30, 2018
Crews rescue deaf puppy stuck in hole in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - After 30 hours of effort, volunteers were able to rescue a 7-week-old deaf puppy that fell down a 50-foot (15-meter) crevice behind a house in Alabama. Volunteers erupted in cheers ...
Jun 30, 2018
Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel merging Europe steel operations
BERLIN - Germany’s Thyssenkrupp and India’s Tata Steel say they’ve signed a deal to merge European steel operations into a new firm. Under the agreement signed Saturday, each company...
Jun 30, 2018
Lull in rain allows Thailand cave rescue to pick up pace
MAE SAI, Thailand - The frantic effort to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a cave in Thailand for a week picked up pace as a break in the rain eased flooding in the system of caverns a...
Jun 30, 2018