Category Archives: Canadian Press
Scripts from 'Dick Van Dyke Show' to be digitally preserved
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - Hollywood producer Carl Reiner and the National Comedy Center say they’re working together to digitally preserve Reiner’s collection of scripts from the 1960’s R...
Mar 21, 2019
First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google is celebrating composer Johann Sebastian Bach with its first artificial intelligence-powered Doodle. Thursday’s animated Google Doodle shows the composer playing a...
Mar 21, 2019
Police investigating after pot-laced brownies served at lunch for seniors
A monthly community lunch for a group of Ontario seniors took a strange turn this week after many attendees got sick from consuming cannabis-laced brownies, provincial police said Thursday. Const. Mil...
Mar 21, 2019
Ferry packed with Iraqis celebrating holiday sinks; 94 die
MOSUL, Iraq - A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother’s Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing nearly 100 people, i...
Mar 21, 2019
Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro finish seventh in pairs
SAITAMA, Japan - Canada’s Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro finished in seventh in pairs on Thursday at the world figure skating championships. Moore-Towers, of St. Catharines, Ont., and...
Mar 21, 2019
Canada's Chelsea Carey improves to .500 with win over Russia at women's worlds
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Chelsea Carey’s Canadian rink stayed in the playoff hunt with a 9-6 win over Russia’s Alina Kovaleva on Thursday at the world women’s curling championship. The C...
Mar 21, 2019
Residents fret about chemical plant fire, despite assurances
HOUSTON - Kristin Crump and her two kids put damp cloths over their mouths on Thursday for the short walk from their suburban Houston front door to their car, defying an order to remain inside because...
Mar 21, 2019
'Brace ourselves': Cyclone death toll tops 600 in Africa
BEIRA, Mozambique - With the flooding easing in parts of cyclone-stricken Mozambique on Friday, fears are rising that the waters could yield up many more bodies. The confirmed number of people killed ...
Mar 21, 2019
New Zealand to observe Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - In a day without precedent, people across New Zealand were planning to observe the Muslim call to prayer Friday as the nation reflected on the moment one week ago when 50 p...
Mar 21, 2019
South Sudan spends millions on cars, homes instead of peace
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan’s committee overseeing the fragile transition from civil war has approved almost $185 million in spending on vehicles, food and home renovations while the country...
Mar 21, 2019