Category Archives: Canadian Press
Truck bomb kills 90, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital
KABUL - A suicide attacker struck the fortified heart of the Afghan capital with a massive truck bomb Wednesday, killing 90 people, wounding 400 and raising new fears about the government’s abil...
Jun 02, 2017
Death toll in Sri Lanka mudslides, floods climbs past 200
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The death toll from mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka has climbed past 200, with 96 others missing, the government said Wednesday. The Disaster Management Center said 203 people w...
Jun 02, 2017
Owners of Ali's boyhood home warn of possible closing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The owners who restored Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home in Kentucky and opened it as a museum say it may have to close because of financial difficulties. The pink home where Ali - ...
Jun 02, 2017
Morales hits go-ahead two-run homer in eighth inning as Blue Jays top Reds 6-4
TORONTO - Kendrys Morales just missed getting in on the Blue Jays’ home run fun in the fourth inning. He made sure the ball got over the fence when he stepped up to the plate in the eighth. Mora...
Jun 02, 2017
Newsmaker profile: Stephen McNeil traded toolbox for premier's office
HALIFAX - Before he led Nova Scotia, he carried a toolbox. But re-elected Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil, 52, comes from a family that does things in a big way, so 14 years ago he left his job running...
Jun 02, 2017
Piatti brace lifts Impact over Whitecaps 4-2 in Canadian Championship semifinal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact poured in four goals and got the win, but not without some hairy moments at the end against a young Vancouver Whitecaps lineup. Ignacio Piatti scored twice from the pena...
Jun 02, 2017
Trump's use of private cellphone raises security concerns
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is raisin...
Jun 02, 2017
Risky retrieval of Everest bodies raises climbers' concern
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The Indian man wept as a helicopter landed in Nepal’s capital carrying the body of his brother, one of hundreds of climbers who have died while attempting to climb Mount Evere...
Jun 02, 2017
Woman dies of possible hypothermia while heading to cross border into Canada
NOYES, Minn. - It was just a matter of time until an aslyum seeker died trying to illegally cross the border into Canada, the reeve of Emerson, Man., said Tuesday. Greg Janzen was reacting to the deat...
Jun 02, 2017
House committee issues subpoenas; Comey OK'd to testify
WASHINGTON - The House intelligence committee said Wednesday it is issuing subpoenas for former national security adviser Michael Flynn and President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohe...
Jun 02, 2017