Category Archives: Canadian Press

BERLIN - Police in western Germany say a neighbourhood was evacuated after World War II-era grenades and other munitions bought at a flea market began exploding in summer-like heat. Police said Tuesda...

Frank Deford, the award-winning sports writer and commentator whose elegant reportage was a staple for years at Sports Illustrated and National Public Radio, has died. He was 78. He died Sunday in Key...

NEW YORK - A New York City subway performer says he was injured after an attack by a subway dance group that was angry they didn’t receive tips for a dance routine. Jean Loup Wolfman says he tri...

DORTMUND, Germany - Borussia Dortmund fired Thomas Tuchel as coach on Tuesday, three days after he led the club to its first title in five years. The club issued a statement to say the 43-year-old Tuc...

BEIRUT - Lebanon is seeking to ban the new “Wonder Woman” movie because its lead actress, Gal Gadot, is an Israeli - a reflection of how the decades-old animosity between the two neighbour...

ROME - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing by the Kinder Morgan pipeline project, even as the New Democrats and Greens in B.C. are teaming up to fight it. “The decision we took on the Tran...

HALIFAX - After a long night of hard-fought election battles, Nova Scotia’s Liberal government won a second straight majority victory early Wednesday, marking the first time the province has see...

Seven stories in the news for Thursday, June 1 --- WETTLAUFER EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY TODAY A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care is expected to plead guilty to first-de...

WARSAW, Poland - Polish and Afghan special forces, backed by U.S. air power, freed 11 people who had been taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Poland’s Defence M...

Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Pittsburgh 4 Nashville 1 (Penguins lead series 2-0) — MLB American League Houston 17 Minnesota 6 Oakland 3 Cleveland 1 Baltimore 10 N.Y. Ya...