Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former Red Deer politician John Oldring becomes oldest Canadian to summit Mount Everest
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Alberta politician has become the oldest Canadian to summit Mount Everest. John Oldring, who served as a member of the legislature from 1986 to 1993 after spending more than...
Jun 12, 2017
Risks to waterways substantial, but total picture hard to see: World Wildlife Fund
OTTAWA - Canada can no longer pretend it is a country rich with pristine lakes and rivers, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday in a report into the country’s waterways. After four years of resea...
Jun 12, 2017
What we've already learned at the sentencing of the Saskatchewan school shooter
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A sentencing hearing is to resume Tuesday for a teen who killed four people and injured seven in a shooting in La Loche, Sask., in January 2016. The shooting happened at a home in...
Jun 12, 2017
Madrid buses move to curtail "manspreading" practice
MADRID - If you’re taking a bus in the Spanish capital, be sure to keep your legs to yourself. Madrid authorities on Monday started putting up signs banning the practice of ‘manspreading&#...
Jun 12, 2017
Panthers new coach Bob Boughner says team's future is bright
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers went into this off-season with a very specific plan regarding what they thought they wanted for the team’s next head coach. Then they met with Bob Boughner. ...
Jun 12, 2017
Mayor promises Stanley Cup parade, but plans unclear so far
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says there will be a victory parade for the Stanley Cup champion Penguins, but plans for the event are still being developed. Allegheny County Airport Authority officials ...
Jun 12, 2017
US opts out of G7 pledge committing to Paris climate accord
BOLOGNA, Italy - The United States refused Monday to sign on to a Group of Seven pledge that calls the Paris climate accord the “irreversible” global tool to address climate change. The G-...
Jun 12, 2017
Quake kills woman, guts houses on Greek island of Lesbos
ATHENS, Greece - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 badly damaged scores of homes on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos Monday, killing one woman and injuring at least 10 people. It was...
Jun 12, 2017
Attorneys general hope to force Trump financial disclosures
WASHINGTON - The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia hope a little-known clause in the Constitution will force President Donald Trump to separate himself from his businesses and...
Jun 12, 2017
Afghan official: US troops kill 3 civilians amid attack
KABUL - An Afghan official says U.S. troops opened fire after their convoy was attacked in eastern Nangarhar province, killing three civilians. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial govern...
Jun 12, 2017