Category Archives: Canadian Press
In the news today, March 5
Three stories in the news for Monday, March 5 --- ‘SHAPE OF WATER’ OSCAR WINS A ‘WATERSHED MOMENT’ FOR CANADA The Canadian talent behind the movie says “The Shape of Wate...
Mar 5, 2018
Merkel welcomes German govt deal, wants to dive into work
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday welcomed the Social Democrats’ vote in favour of a new ruling coalition and said “it’s important that as government we start quickl...
Mar 5, 2018
90th Oscars dance between honouring and correcting the past
LOS ANGELES - Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a fi...
Mar 5, 2018
Self-driving 'sailbot' returns home to Vancouver after being lost at sea
VANCOUVER - She lost her sail and has a few scratches, but a robotic sailboat has returned home in relatively good condition after being lost at sea. The self-navigating “sailbot” - a 5.5-...
Mar 5, 2018
Toronto producer J. Miles Dale not letting Oscar out of his sight
Toronto producer J. Miles Dale wasn’t letting Oscar out of his sight Monday. Following reports that Frances McDormand’s Academy Award for best actress was stolen from an after-party on Sun...
Mar 5, 2018
Italy's populist parties rule the day, but will they rule?
ROME - Italy’s voters have spoken, and the populists ruled the day. But whether these euroskeptics can put aside their distrust and rivalries to rule together was the big question Monday as the ...
Mar 4, 2018
Stink strait: New Mexico town battling growing skunk crisis
HAGERMAN, N.M. - Something stinks in one southeastern New Mexico town and residents want police on the case. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports skunk smell is plaguing the town of Hagerman, New Mexico, th...
Mar 4, 2018
Canadians Tardi, Jones both 2-1 through two days at world junior curling championship
ABERDEEN, Scotland - Canadian skip Tyler Tardi is 2-1 at the world junior curling championship after falling 6-5 to Scotland on Sunday. Canada led by one going into the final end, but Scotland’s...
Mar 4, 2018
Gary Oldman does Winston Churchill proud with Oscar victory
LOS ANGELES - Gary Oldman did Winston Churchill proud. Oldman’s performance as the indomitable British statesman in “Darkest Hour” earned the best actor Oscar on Sunday, capping his ...
Mar 4, 2018
Common singles out NRA, Kimmel takes aim at Trump at Oscars
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood seized the microphone at Sunday’s Oscars and wasn’t shy about its passions, sprinkling political moments throughout a show that included anti-gun and pro-immigratio...
Mar 4, 2018