Category Archives: Canadian Press
Buchanan's Lyon blanks Lawrence's Paris-Saint Germain in French matchup
LYON, France - Eugenie Le Sommer, Ada Hegerberg and Alex Morgan scored to give Lyon a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in French women’s league play Saturday. It was a matchup of Canadian soccer...
May 13, 2017
Audi, Porsche recall SUVs for possible fuel-pump leaks
NEW YORK - Audi and Porsche are recalling a total of nearly 300,000 SUVs because they may develop cracks that cause fuel to leak, which raises the risk of fire. Volkswagen Group of America’s Aud...
May 13, 2017
Flood waters on the wane in Quebec; advisories lifted in some B.C regions
MONTREAL - Residents in flood-weary Quebec and British Columbia had reason for cautious optimism on Saturday as flood waters appeared to be retreating from several communities in both provinces. In Mo...
May 13, 2017
Romanian tourist who died during London attack is buried
CONSTANTA, Romania - A Romanian tourist thrown into the Thames when an extremist plowed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London was finally buried Saturday in this Black Sea port that was her...
May 13, 2017
Comey may get chance to publicly defend name against Trump
WASHINGTON - Former FBI director James Comey has been on the sidelines after his ouster, while his FBI led an investigation into possible co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. But a man...
May 13, 2017
Iraq: New push to drive IS from 4 neighbourhoods in Mosul
BAGHDAD - A senior military commander says government forces have launched a new push to drive Islamic State group militants from four neighbourhoods in west Mosul. In a statement Sunday, Lt. Gen. Abd...
May 13, 2017
Germany goaltender Greiss criticized for social media likes
BERLIN - The German Ice Hockey Federation has defended its national team goaltender Thomas Greiss after he liked controversial social media posts, including one comparing former U.S. presidential cand...
May 13, 2017
Undercover agents find registered church to be sex club
NASHVILLE - Undercover inspectors have determined that a building registered as a church was being operated as a sex club. WTVF-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2qcR8f2) that the city of Nashville has filed ...
May 13, 2017
Egypt discovers new necropolis in Minya, first in area
MINYA, Egypt - An Egyptian archaeological mission has found a necropolis holding at least 17 mummies near the Nile Valley city of Minya, in the first such find in the area, the antiquities ministry sa...
May 13, 2017
Bring on the 'gorilla:' Eurovision final brings glittery fun
KIEV, Ukraine - A man in a tacky suit and his “gorilla” are one of the favourites to win this year’s Eurovision song contest. By the event’s standards, that’s kind of und...
May 13, 2017