Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vancouver shuts down Downtown Eastside residence due to 'deplorable negligence'
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown Eastside, where some of the city’s most vulnerable have been living in what the CEO of a non-profit housin...
Jun 23, 2018
Syrian children's choir not to attend festival over fears about U.S. travel
TORONTO - A Toronto-based Syrian children’s choir will not be travelling to the United States to perform at an international festival due to fears about crossing the border under the Trump admin...
Jun 23, 2018
Mi'kmaq chiefs, activists voice concerns over BP drilling fluids spill off N.S. coast
HALIFAX - First Nations and environmental activists say they’re “extremely concerned” after drilling fluids were spilled off the coast of Nova Scotia during a BP Canada oil explorati...
Jun 23, 2018
Flames deal Hamilton, Ferland and a prospect to Hurricanes for Lindholm, Hanifin
DALLAS - The Calgary Flames made a splash at the NHL draft Saturday, dealing star defenceman Dougie Hamilton to the Carolina Hurricanes in a five-player trade. Along with Hamilton, the Flames shipped ...
Jun 23, 2018
Friendship between players has limits at World Cup
YEKATERINBURG, Russia - Even a great friendship between players who used to be at the same club has its limits when it comes to the World Cup. Senegal forward Sadio Mane can attest to that. The Africa...
Jun 23, 2018
Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk returns to NHL with LA Kings
After five years back home in Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk is ready to resume his Stanley Cup chase with the Los Angeles Kings. The high-scoring forward agreed to a three-year, $18.75 million deal with the ...
Jun 23, 2018
Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa
DOON, Iowa - A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil from into flooded fields flanking the tracks and raising concerns about the possible contamination of residential w...
Jun 23, 2018
As driving ban lifted, Saudi women in crosshairs of change
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Outside a sprawling mall in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, young single men and women walk through an open-air exhibit where Saudi women and traffic police explain the ins and outs ...
Jun 23, 2018
Mexico's 2-1 victory over South Korea silences critics
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - The criticism of Mexico’s national team heading into the World Cup was loud and scathing. The answer has been emphatic. The Mexicans won their second straight match at th...
Jun 23, 2018
COC session vote approves Calgary as potential host for 2026 Olympics
OTTAWA - The Canadian Olympic Committee session voted Saturday to approve Calgary as a potential host for the 2026 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee members will vote on a 2026 host cit...
Jun 23, 2018