Category Archives: Canadian Press
Alberta trade minister says NAFTA talks no threat to oil and gas industry
CALGARY - Alberta’s minister of trade says Canada’s oil and gas industry has little to worry about as wide-ranging North American trade negotiations get underway. Speaking Thursday after a...
Aug 17, 2017
Gusty winds threaten largest wildfires in B.C. as crews work to prevent spread
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The weather forecast calls for a cold front, bringing gusty winds to British Columbia that could inflame wildfires that had been stabilized this week. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildf...
Aug 17, 2017
Second time's the charm: Aly Ghazal eager to help Whitecaps' playoff push
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps wanted to bring Aly Ghazal to Major League Soccer over the winter before he eventually settled on a move to China. When the midfielder’s stay in Asia lasted j...
Aug 17, 2017
U.S. politics keeping Canadians' attention off African famine: aid group
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says a federal program to match donations for the East African famine generated $21.3 million from Canadians. The amount is one of the s...
Aug 17, 2017
At least two Quebecers attended white supremacist rally in Charlottesville
OTTAWA - At least two Quebec men have been identified after they travelled south to participate in a white supremacist rally last week in Charlottesville, Va. One of them took to Facebook to express h...
Aug 17, 2017
Arkansas has new supply of lethal drug; execution to be set
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas has a new supply of a controversial lethal injection drug months after the state put four men to death over an eight-day period, officials said Thursday, as the state prep...
Aug 17, 2017
B.C. Lions looking to rebound from ugly loss against rested Calgary Stampeders
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono walked into the locker-room moments before kickoff at Mosaic Stadium and could immediately tell his team wasn’t prepared to play. The head coach and general manager of th...
Aug 17, 2017
NAFTA: Negotiators get to work in quiet contrast to the political noise outside
WASHINGTON - While President Donald Trump tweeted up a storm Thursday, the massive trade negotiation he launched was off to a quick, quiet start in the boardrooms of a Washington hotel. Separate worki...
Aug 17, 2017
B.C. daycare operator defends youngsters from attempted abduction
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Martial arts training might not be the first thing a daycare worker would list on a resume, but six youngsters in central British Columbia are safe because the operator of their ...
Aug 17, 2017
Las Ramblas: A top Barcelona site for tourists to stroll
BARCELONA, Spain - The lengthy Las Ramblas promenade where a van plowed into pedestrians Thursday is a tree-lined walkway that starts in a huge plaza and ends near Barcelona’s harbour. It’...
Aug 17, 2017