Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mavis Staples to receive Underground Railroad museum award
CINCINNATI - The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati says it plans to celebrate the life of singer and activist Mavis Staples with one of the museum’s highest honours. The...
Apr 14, 2018
Southern Ontario hit by storm with snow, freezing rain and ice pellets
TORONTO - An ice storm pelting parts of southern Ontario has knocked out power to thousands of people and wreaked havoc on the roads. A provincial police spokesman said more than 550 crashes had been ...
Apr 14, 2018
How Montreal-born yoga teacher planned to 'start a new life' in B.C.
HALIFAX - Wearing a dress and a wide smile at a trendy Halifax bar, Kristin Johnston was excited about starting a new chapter in her life. The Montreal-born yoga instructor shared drinks with friends ...
Apr 14, 2018
The Latest: Stormy Daniels may show up at Cohen hearing
NEW YORK - The latest on efforts by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney to prevent the government from using materials it found in a search of his office and residence (all times local): ...
Apr 14, 2018
Defiant Syrians say West hasn't shaken their resolve
DAMASCUS, Syria - Hundreds of Syrians poured into the streets of Damascus on Saturday, dancing and chanting in defiance of what they called the West’s “failure” to shake their nation...
Apr 14, 2018
In Peru, Pence defends Syrian strike to Latin America allies
LIMA, Peru - Thousands of miles from home, Vice-President Mike Pence was thrust into a new, more immediate, role on the world stage Saturday: explaining President Donald Trump’s military strike ...
Apr 14, 2018
Sohi to infrastructure agency: early wins and avoid riskiest financing options
OTTAWA - Leadership at a new federal infrastructure financing agency has been told to largely avoid the riskiest of investment options to help private companies make projects a reality and deliver ear...
Apr 14, 2018
Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus” won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director ...
Apr 14, 2018
Flights cancelled, roads treacherous amid spring snowstorms
MINNEAPOLIS - A storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes has buffeted the central U.S. with heavy snow, tornadoes, rain and hail, forcing flight cancellations, creating treachero...
Apr 14, 2018
Canadian wrestler Michelle Fazzari injured going for gold at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian wrestler Michelle Fazzari had hoped for gold at the Commonwealth Games. She left in a wheelchair with a silver medal around her neck. The 30-year-old from Hamilton pos...
Apr 14, 2018