Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dinosaur skull discovering in northeastern B.C. a first in the province
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - A piece of dinosaur skull unearthed in northeastern British Columbia earlier this month is the first of its kind discovered in the province, an expert says. The fossilized tyrann...
Jun 18, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights play long game at NHL expansion draft, focus on future
The Vegas Golden Knights played the long game in constructing the base of their first very NHL roster. Knights general manager George McPhee went heavy on defenders and short on high-end help in selec...
Jun 18, 2017
High River finishes rebuilding but abandoned neighbourhood reminder of flood
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - Even as High River finishes rebuilding, an abandoned neighbourhood full of million-dollar homes is a stark reminder of devastating flooding four years ago. Floods in parts of south...
Jun 18, 2017
The Latest: Portugal raises death toll back to 62
LISBON, Portugal - The Latest on the Portugal forest fires (all times local): 11:55 p.m. Portuguese Interior Minister Constanca Urbano de Sousa said the death toll in a forest fire had risen to 62 by ...
Jun 18, 2017
New Nova Scotia gold rush: Miners seek riches in tiny flecks of precious metal
MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINES, NOVA SCOTIA, Canada - Amid the dull claystone of a tube-shaped sample of rock, the gleaming, pulse-quickening swirl of gold is unmistakable. “It’s quite a special s...
Jun 18, 2017
Leaping into water tanks to escape Portugal's deadly fires
NODEIRINHO, Portugal - Survivors emerged Monday with stories of leaping into water tanks and other dramatic escapes from the forest fires scorching central Portugal, and authorities came under mountin...
Jun 18, 2017
Philippines eyes truce with communist rebels amid siege
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government said Sunday that it would suspend offensives against communist guerrillas to reciprocate a similar plan by the insurgents and allow troops to focus on q...
Jun 18, 2017
France condemns Colombia bombing that killed Frenchwoman
PARIS - The French government has condemned an attack in Colombia’s capital that killed three people, including a young Frenchwoman. In a statement Sunday, the French Foreign Ministry offered su...
Jun 18, 2017
Trump attorney says president not under investigation
WASHINGTON - A member of the president’s outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being...
Jun 18, 2017
President Macron's party dominates French parliamentary vote
PARIS - French voters gave President Emmanuel Macron’s upstart party a solid victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election, handing the centrist a strong mandate to reshape French politics an...
Jun 18, 2017