Category Archives: Canadian Press
Conservatives say Trump caved, but confident he'll get wall
WASHINGTON - No retreat, no surrender is how President Donald Trump frames his decision to temporarily reopen the government while still pursuing a border wall deal. Some of his conservative backers h...
Jan 27, 2019
UN envoy condemns settler violence after Palestinian killed
JERUSALEM - The U.N.’s Mideast envoy is calling the death of a Palestinian in West Bank clashes with Israeli settlers “shocking and unacceptable.” Nikolay Mladenov on Sunday called o...
Jan 27, 2019
Some national parks open to visitors post-shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS - Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after...
Jan 27, 2019
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland - The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of...
Jan 27, 2019
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $24.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $24.3 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Quebec. The jack...
Jan 27, 2019
Singer in Thai girl band apologizes for swastika shirt
BANGKOK - A popular Thai music act has apologized after one of its members wore a shirt showing the swastika flag of Nazi Germany during a performance. The incident involving the girl group BNK48 occu...
Jan 27, 2019
'We're not convinced:' Draft plan to restore Wood Buffalo National Park panned
The draft for a federal plan to restore Canada’s largest national park suggests Ottawa is unlikely to ease international concerns about threats posed to its status as a World Heritage site, say ...
Jan 27, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL All-Star Game at San Jose, Cal. Central All-Stars vs Pacific All-Stars: Central 10, Pacific 4 Metropolitan All-Stars vs Atlantic All-Stars: Metropolitan ...
Jan 26, 2019
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL All-Star Game at San Jose, Cal. Central All-Stars vs Pacific All-Stars: Central 10, Pacific 4 Metropolitan All-Stars vs Atlantic All-Stars: Metropolitan ...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Sarault wins bronze at junior short-track speedskating worlds
MONTREAL - Courtney Sarault won Canada’s first medal of the 2019 world junior short-track speedskating championships on Saturday, bringing home bronze in the women’s 1,500 metres. Sarault,...
Jan 26, 2019