Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian men finish tied for seventh after Samoa loss at New Zealand Sevens
HAMILTON, New Zealand - Canada finished tied for seventh at the New Zealand Sevens on Sunday after its second-half comeback fell short in a 28-19 loss to Samoa. The Canadian men were relegated to the ...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Mark McMorris wins gold in slopestyle at X Games in dramatic fashion
ASPEN, Colo. - Canadian Mark McMorris used a dramatic final run down the slopestyle course on Saturday to take the gold medal at the X Games. The Regina native scored 96 points on a monster third run ...
Jan 26, 2019
Oscar-winning 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg' composer Legrand dies
PARIS - Oscar-winning composer and pianist Michel Legrand, whose hits included the score for “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” and the song “The Windmills of Your Mind” and who work...
Jan 26, 2019
German expert panel agrees on 2038 deadline to end coal use
BERLIN - In a pioneering move, a government-appointed panel on Saturday recommended that Germany stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2038 at the latest, as part of efforts to curb climate cha...
Jan 26, 2019
Day and night, yellow vest protests keep pressure on Macron
PARIS - France’s yellow vest movement kept up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron with mainly peaceful marches and scattered skirmishes Saturday, its 11th straight weekend action despite inter...
Jan 26, 2019
In a Trump retreat, shutdown ends without wall money for now
WASHINGTON - The record 35-day federal shutdown has ended with President Donald Trump giving in to mounting pressure and signing legislation to reopen the government for three weeks, a retreat from hi...
Jan 26, 2019
Accidental blast kills 5 in Afghan district held by Taliban
KABUL - Afghan officials say an accidental explosion killed four insurgents and a civilian near a sporting event in an area controlled by the Taliban. Maj. Hanif Rezaie, an army spokesman, says one of...
Jan 26, 2019
Quiet Canadian diplomacy helped Guaido's anti-Maduro movement in Venezuela
OTTAWA - The politician Canada and its allies recognize as Venezuela’s real leader stood in a Caracas plaza Friday and exhorted his supporters to “stay the course” if he winds up beh...
Jan 26, 2019
B.C. byelection tests NDP's slim minority as provincial focus on Nanaimo
VICTORIA - The slim hold on power Premier John Horgan’s minority NDP government has in British Columbia will be tested Wednesday in a byelection on Vancouver Island where a Liberal win would lea...
Jan 26, 2019
UK paper pays damages to Melania Trump over false report
LONDON - Britain’s Telegraph newspaper has apologized and paid damages to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump after publishing an article it says contains many false statements. The newspaper said Sat...
Jan 26, 2019