Category Archives: Canadian Press
Child's death while cycling prompts experts to call for further safety measures
TORONTO - The death of a five-year-old riding his bike next to a high-traffic road has renewed a debate in Canada's largest city about measures to protect cyclists, prompting some experts and Toronto&...
May 28, 2017
Following the money: Trump-Russia probes turn into hunt for finance criminality
WASHINGTON - The Russia-related probes haunting Donald Trump’s presidency are being pushed into a dark new realm: the president’s political tormentors are now asking questions about the un...
May 28, 2017
Canada falls to New Zealand 17-7 in women's rugby sevens final
LANGFORD, B.C. - Being on the wrong side of the referee’s calls proved to be irritating for Canadian coach John Tait. Tyla Nathan-Wong and Michaela Blyde scored first-half tries as New Zealand b...
May 28, 2017
Frightening wreck knocks Scott Dixon out of Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS - Pole sitter Scott Dixon was knocked out of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday by a terrifying crash that saw his car fly over the car of Jay Howard and land atop the inside safety fence, wh...
May 28, 2017
Pole-sitter Dixon in terrifying Indy 500 crash, leaves wreck on his own power
INDIANAPOLIS - Pole sitter Scott Dixon has been involved in a terrifying wreck and is out of the Indianapolis 500. Dixon’s car struck the car of Jaye Howard, who had slid into the outside wall a...
May 28, 2017
Canadian decathlete Warner wins, Thiam breaks 7,000-point mark at Hypo Meeting
GOETZIS, Austria - Canadian decathlete Damian Warner won the Hypo Meeting for a third time Sunday. Warner, from London, Ont., earned 8,591 points over the 10 events, 52 more than second-place finisher...
May 28, 2017
Trudeau, Scheer talk Parliament, trade in first call after Conservative race
TORONTO - New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s victory speech was peppered with attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But on Sunday, the two spoke by phone in the aftermath of Scheer̵...
May 28, 2017
Canada 150 preparations closing in, construction won't all be done in time
OTTAWA - It’s dusk on a warm summer evening in Ottawa. As people emerge from a new light-rail station a block south of Parliament Hill, they look down the street to the west, to see a glowing gl...
May 28, 2017
Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested
TORONTO - When Walter Buchanan learned his brother-in-law needed a liver transplant because of advanced cirrhosis caused by a long-undiagnosed infection with hepatitis C, he offered to donate part of ...
May 28, 2017
Can the TPP, reviled by Donald Trump, still offer a quick fix for NAFTA?
OTTAWA - Donald Trump may have killed the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, but experts say parts of the moribund Pacific Rim trade pact could well be resurrected in an upgraded North American Fre...
May 28, 2017