Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump to Harvey victims: 'All of America' grieving with you
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump set aside his focus on talking up Harvey recovery efforts to speak directly to the suffering of victims, saying “all of America is grieving with you.” T...
Aug 30, 2017
Houston sees glimmer of hope after Harvey but threats loom
HOUSTON - Harvey’s floodwaters started dropping across much of the Houston area and the storm weakened slightly Wednesday but major dangers remained for the U.S. Gulf Coast area, including the t...
Aug 30, 2017
New Brunswick follows P.E.I. and signs child-care funding deal with Ottawa
OTTAWA - New Brunswick and P.E.I. have signed child-care funding agreements with Ottawa, one year after the four Atlantic provinces demanded the Liberal government provide extra cash to cover what the...
Aug 30, 2017
Princes William, Harry honour Diana's charity work
LONDON - Princes William and Harry have paid tribute to their mother, Princess Diana, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death by visiting a memorial garden at Kensington Palace and honouring t...
Aug 30, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, Aug. 30
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 30 --- FIRES FORCE EVACUATIONS IN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN The Red Cross is evacuating three northern Manitoba communities threatened by a forest fire. I...
Aug 30, 2017
Montreal's Neuro and AI community at heart of world 'open science' movement
Montreal’s world-famous brain research centre is in the middle of conducting an experiment on what could be its most ambitious subject: itself. Since 2016, McGill University’s Montreal Neu...
Aug 30, 2017
Man convicted of killing woman in fatal Calgary gas and dash gets 11 years
CALGARY - The mother of a Calgary gas-station worker who was killed trying to stop a man from stealing fuel says she feels sorry for him. Kobra Mohammadi and her son Mohammad Rashidi came to Calgary f...
Aug 30, 2017
Wildfire smoke, road closures force 450 people to leave Saskatchewan community
PELICAN NARROWS, Sask. - About 450 people are leaving a northeastern Saskatchewan community because of smoke and road closures caused by wildfires. The Saskatchewan government says approximately 150 p...
Aug 30, 2017
Evacuation order issued for three northern Manitoba First Nations over fire
WASAGAMACK, Man. - The Red Cross is working to carry out the evacuation of three northern Manitoba communities threatened by nearby forest fires. The fire is closest to the Wasagamack First Nation and...
Aug 30, 2017
Torrential rains bring India's financial hub to a halt
MUMBAI, India - Torrential monsoon rains paralyzed India’s financial capital Mumbai for a second day Wednesday as the streets turned into rivers and people waded through waist-deep waters. On Tu...
Aug 30, 2017