Category Archives: Canadian Press
German president says Israel ties solid despite recent spat
JERUSALEM - Germany’s president said Sunday that despite recent disagreement the foundation of his country’s relations with Israel remains solid - a reference to a recent diplomatic spat o...
May 07, 2017
A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers. 445: Days in the leadership contest. 16: Number of people who officially entered. 3: Number who dropped out: Dan Lindsay, T...
May 07, 2017
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose a new leader
OTTAWA - Conservative party members are in the process of selecting a new leader, with the winner to be announced on May 27. Here’s five things to know about how the vote works. 1) There are 14 ...
May 07, 2017
Conservative party politics getting in way of debate on environment: Chong
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Michael Chong knew a promise to bring in a revenue-neutral carbon tax, if elected, would be a tough sell. But what he didn’t expect was that his own pa...
May 07, 2017
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' blasts off with $145M debut
NEW YORK - “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” rocketed to an estimated $145 million debut in North America, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movie season with something the movie busines...
May 07, 2017
Health care fight shifts to Senate, where GOP wants a reboot
WASHINGTON - It took blood, sweat and tears for Republican leaders to finally push their health care bill through the House last week. Don’t expect the process to be less arduous in the Senate, ...
May 07, 2017
Researchers seek better ways to farm popular Pacific fish
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - The dark grey fish prized for its buttery flavour live deep in the ocean, so researchers keep their lab cold and dark to simulate ideal conditions for sablefish larvae. A biologi...
May 07, 2017
US Interior secretary tours hotly contested Utah monument
BLANDING, Utah - U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took an aerial tour Monday of one of America’s newest and most hotly contested monuments - one of 27 he’s been ordered to review by Pres...
May 07, 2017
CSIS suspected Soviet spies of pinching King diary full of atomic secrets
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency surmised that Soviet agents stole a key volume of William Lyon Mackenzie King’s fabled diary - a theory dissected in a new book about the intrigue surrounding ...
May 07, 2017
Canada tips off against Bahamas in men's basketball World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada’s men’s basketball team faces the Bahamas, Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands in World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into Group 2 on Sunday for the first ro...
May 07, 2017