Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump says he was surprised by FBI's search of Manafort home
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was surprised by an FBI raid on his former campaign chairman’s home, calling the move “pretty tough stuff.” Trump was ...
Aug 10, 2017
Mexico experts: Outdated drain caused July's deadly sinkhole
MEXICO CITY - A panel of experts in Mexico has determined that an old drainage pipe was to blame for a sinkhole on a major highway that killed two men last month when their car plunged into it. The 34...
Aug 10, 2017
Google CEO Pichai cancels 'town hall' on gender dispute
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cancelled an internal town hall meant to address gender discrimination on Thursday after employee questions for management began to leak online from th...
Aug 10, 2017
Oilers sign first round pick Kailer Yamamoto to three-year entry-level deal
EDMONTON - First round draft pick Kailer Yamamoto signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Yamamoto, picked 22nd overall in the 2017 draft, appeared in 65 games w...
Aug 10, 2017
CNN fires commentator Jeffrey Lord over Nazi salute tweet
NEW YORK - CNN fired conservative commentator Jeffrey Lord on Thursday after he tweeted a Nazi salute at a critic. A network spokesperson confirmed that Lord was no longer with the network and said ...
Aug 10, 2017
B.C. replaces Saskatchewan as fossil fuel thorn in Trudeau's side
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost the harshest critic of his plan to impose a carbon tax with Brad Wall’s surprise announcement Thursday that he’s retiring as Saskatchewan’...
Aug 10, 2017
Atlas hopes Marquez can 'rejoin team' after US allegations
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s national soccer team and club Atlas issued cautious statements Thursday backing embattled star Rafael Marquez but also apparently distancing themselves somewhat after he w...
Aug 10, 2017
Trump-induced fear of nuclear war normal reaction, say psychologists
TORONTO - President Donald Trump’s avowal to unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea in response to any military strikes against the U.S. has raised the spectre of a nuclear confronta...
Aug 10, 2017
Quebec to pay Petrolia $20.5 million to end Anticosti oil development
QUEBEC - The Quebec government will pay $20.5 million to Petrolia as part of its plan to end oil development on Anticosti Island. The province’s Energy and Natural Resources Department said in a...
Aug 10, 2017
Seven years on, Foley finally returns to Lions: 'I handled it better this time'
SURREY, B.C. - The last time Ricky Foley agreed on a return to the B.C. Lions, pen never quite made it to paper. Coming off a breakout 2009 season with the club where he registered 12 sacks and was vo...
Aug 10, 2017