Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hefford, Hitchcock and Kingston named to Order of Hockey in Canada
EDMONTON - Women’s hockey star Jayna Hefford and head coaches Ken Hitchcock and George Kingston have been named to the Order of Hockey in Canada. Hefford, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, wa...
Jan 30, 2019
Access searches for military should be broadened for other identifiers: Vance
OTTAWA - The Defence Department wasn’t trying to hide any information when its staff used terms other than Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s name in internal communications, Canada’s top mi...
Jan 30, 2019
Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada's oldest graveyards
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. - Researchers using ground-penetrating radar have found what they believe is one of the oldest European graveyards in Canada. Archeologist Sara Beanlands says there is compelling...
Jan 30, 2019
Activists ask Trudeau to act as Canadian trash continues to rot in Manila
OTTAWA - More than 100 community and environment groups in the Philippines are pleading with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take out Canada’s trash. Under the banner EcoWaste Coalition, the gr...
Jan 30, 2019
Tiger Woods leaves impression on Canadians Ben Silverman and Mackenzie Hughes
Ben Silverman didn’t have to look up his pairings for the fourth round of the Farmers Insurance Open last Sunday. His phone began vibrating as soon as they were announced. Silverman was paired w...
Jan 30, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps sign ex-Orlando SC right back Scott Sutter
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed veteran right back Scott Sutter to their growing roster. The club announced Wednesday that an agreement had been inked with the 32-year-old defender for...
Jan 30, 2019
Cuba criticizes Canada's diplomatic downsize after another diplomat falls ill
OTTAWA - The Cuban government is criticizing Canada’s decision on Wednesday to halve its embassy staff after a 14th Canadian fell ill to an unexplained illness in Havana. Josefina Vidal, Cuba...
Jan 30, 2019
Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass
MADISON, Wis. - Electronics giant Foxconn reversed course and announced Wednesday that the huge Wisconsin plant that was supposed to bring a bounty of blue-collar factory jobs back to the Midwest - an...
Jan 30, 2019
Elephant seals take over California beach during shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO - A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there was no staff to discourage the animals from congregating in the popular to...
Jan 30, 2019
Zimbabwe pastor freed on bail says hundreds in jail need aid
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A Zimbabwe pastor and activist charged with subversion was released on bail after more than a week on Wednesday and said he needs a doctor - as do hundreds of people still in jail w...
Jan 30, 2019