Category Archives: Canadian Press
Byelection to be held in Quebec City riding of Louis-Hebert on Oct. 2
QUEBEC - A provincial byelection will be held in the Quebec City riding of Louis-Hebert on Oct. 2. The vote will fill the national assembly’s only remaining vacant seat, left empty after the dep...
Aug 30, 2017
Deputies: Man uses AK-47 to shoot tires in horse dispute
PAJARITO MESA, N.M. - A New Mexico man is facing aggravated assault charges after authorities say he used an AK-47 to shoot out the tires of a man he accused of stealing his horses. Court records show...
Aug 30, 2017
Passengers in hours-long Air Transat tarmac delays describe harrowing conditions
OTTAWA - Passengers who were trapped aboard two Air Transat jets earlier this summer described hours on end of sweltering heat, a lack of water and the stench of vomit in the cabin as a federal agency...
Aug 30, 2017
Couple wins $2.6-million Chase the Ace jackpot in final night of lottery
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A couple from Conception Bay South, N.L., are the province’s newest millionaires after finally drawing the elusive ace of spades. Don and Marg Gorman pulled the card in ...
Aug 30, 2017
Joel Osteen blames 'false narrative' for Harvey criticism
HOUSTON - Joel Osteen is defending the decision not to open his Houston megachurch as a shelter during the initial flooding from Harvey in the face of withering criticism on social media. The televang...
Aug 30, 2017
Doan a picture of stability for Coyotes franchise in uncertain terrain
No matter how uncertain the future seemed in Phoenix, Shane Doan remained committed to the Coyotes. That’s just the kind of guy he is, according to the club’s formal general manager. ̶...
Aug 30, 2017
Steamroller crushes late author Terry Pratchett's hard drive
LONDON - The manager of Terry Pratchett’s estate says he’s honoured the late fantasy author’s wishes by destroying a hard drive containing his unpublished works with a steamroller. R...
Aug 30, 2017
US economic growth upgraded to 3 per cent rate in Q2
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy rebounded sharply in the spring, growing at the fastest pace in more than two years amid brisk consumer spending on autos and other goods. The gross domestic product, the...
Aug 30, 2017
Dutch judge extends detention of suspect in concert threat
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch judge on Wednesday extended by two weeks the detention of a suspect arrested last week for alleged involvement in a threat that forced the cancellation of a concert in...
Aug 30, 2017
A behind-the-scenes look at how programmers select the films for TIFF
TORONTO - Piers Handling still remembers the taste of the wine - Francis Ford Coppola’s wine, that is. The director and CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival sipped the delicious red wh...
Aug 30, 2017