Category Archives: Canadian Press
Researchers find abnormally warm Atlantic waters off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A federal scientist says deep water off the southern coast of Nova Scotia was abnormally warm earlier this week. Scientists found water temperatures reaching 14 C during a regular survey Sun...
Apr 13, 2018
New suspect held in Kim Kardashian's Paris robbery case
PARIS - A new suspect is facing potential charges in the investigation into a 2016 jewelry heist in Paris targeting Kim Kardashian West. A judicial official said the suspect was detained Tuesday, and ...
Apr 13, 2018
Harry, Meghan choose wedding photographer with royal link
LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen as their official wedding photographer a man with a royal pedigree who has photographed Beyonce, Julia Roberts and other stars. Kensington Palace sa...
Apr 13, 2018
Couillard wants Bombardier rail plant to get Montreal subway renewal contract
LA POCATIERE, Que. - The Quebec government will introduce a bill to thwart any legal challenges to Bombardier and Alstom being awarded an extension to a contract for the renewal of Montreal’s su...
Apr 13, 2018
German Jewish leader slams rap song for Auschwitz reference
BERLIN - A German Jewish leader is criticizing a music awards show for giving a prize to two rappers whose reference to the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp in a song she says harms efforts to fight ...
Apr 13, 2018
Britney Spears welcomes new niece, congratulates sister
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears has a new niece. The singer on Thursday tweeted congratulations to her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, for the birth of her second daughter, Ivey Joan Watson. “I could no...
Apr 13, 2018
Bayern Munich hires Niko Kovac from Frankfurt as coach
MUNICH - Niko Kovac is returning to Bayern Munich as coach next season after impressing at Eintracht Frankfurt. The 46-year-old Kovac, who played for Bayern from 2001-03, agreed to a three-year contra...
Apr 13, 2018
March home sales volume plunges 22.7%, national average price down 10.4%: CREA
TORONTO - The most-affordable segments of Canada’s housing market are seeing the biggest price hikes as recent changes to mortgage regulations fuel demand for lower-priced homes such as condomin...
Apr 13, 2018
Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes
DAMASCUS, Syria - Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital Saturday, honking their car horns, flashing victory signs and waving Syrian flags in scenes of defiance that fo...
Apr 13, 2018
Ryan's departure sparks unrest, GOP fears losing House
WASHINGTON - When House Speaker Paul Ryan announced his retirement decision, he did so on his own terms. The political fallout may not be so easy to control. Ryan’s relinquishing of one of the m...
Apr 13, 2018