Category Archives: Canadian Press
China's Xi: No tolerance for subversion in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that any activities in Hong Kong seen as threatening China’s sovereignty and stability would be “absolutely impermissible,” e...
Jun 30, 2017
Man held in Chinese scholar's kidnapping was grad student
CHICAGO - The 28-year-old Illinois man charged with kidnapping a Chinese scholar now believed to be dead was among a select few admitted to the University of Illinois’ highly competitive physics...
Jun 30, 2017
Bear crashes through window of Alaska's boy's bedroom
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A huge crash jolted 11-year-old Zach Landis awake in his Anchorage home, but it soon became clear it wasn’t a human intruder or his sisters playing a trick on him. A black be...
Jun 30, 2017
CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge signs off for the final time
TORONTO - Peter Mansbridge ended his run as CBC’s main anchor Saturday saying he wasn’t a “fan of long goodbyes”, but was a “fan of long thank yous.” “I thank...
Jun 30, 2017
Rainey, Johnson rally B.C. Lions to road win over Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Ronnie Yell helped rally the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season. B.C. scored 10 second-half points off two Yell turnovers (interception, fumble recovery) en route to a 28-15 win ove...
Jun 30, 2017
Kang zeroes in on first pro win - and it would be major
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - Danielle Kang won back-to-back majors as an amateur yet she’s never cracked the winner’s circle in her half-dozen years as a pro. The 24-year-old Californian took a ...
Jun 30, 2017
Ceremony marks construction of new road to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
SHOAL LAKE, Ont. - A celebration has been held in Shoal Lake 40 First Nation to mark the beginning of construction of a new all-weather road. The 24-kilometre Freedom Road will connect Shoal Lake 40 t...
Jun 30, 2017
Pentagon OKs 6-month delay in transgender enlistments
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine if allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services will aff...
Jun 30, 2017
Inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women loses executive director
OTTAWA - A senior staff member with the much-scrutinized inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women has resigned. Executive director Michele Moreau cites personal reasons for her departure, wh...
Jun 30, 2017
Trans-Canada blockade held to draw attention to suicides on First Nations
WINNIPEG - Idle No More protesters staged a blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Winnipeg on Friday afternoon to draw attention to the suicide crisis among indigenous youth. Some beat on drums...
Jun 30, 2017