Category Archives: Canadian Press
Liberals look to infrastructure bank to finance rural, remote broadband internet
OTTAWA - The federal infrastructure minister says he is looking to connect private backers with some of the country’s rural and northern communities to pay for badly needed broadband internet co...
Dec 31, 2018
Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond to receive Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond will be receiving the highest honour in her home province - the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. Osmond, 23, left Marystown, N.L., fo...
Dec 31, 2018
Top stories of 2018 - July-Dec.
JULY 2018 1 – Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Enrique Pena Nieto. He took office on Dec 1. 1- NHL all-star free agent centre John Tavares signe...
Dec 31, 2018
Verizon reaches deal to continue carrying Disney channels
Verizon customers can continue to watch ESPN, ABC and other channels owned by Disney after the two companies announced a deal over programming fees. The telecommunications giant and the entertainment ...
Dec 31, 2018
South Africa's Zuma will head to recording studio in 2019
JOHANNESBURG - Driven from office by scandal, former South African president Jacob Zuma plans to record music in 2019. An official says Zuma, who resigned in February, will in April record “his ...
Dec 31, 2018
Throngs packing into Times Square for rainy New Year's Eve
NEW YORK - Revelers in New York’s Times Square are contending with rain drops and a bit of price gouging ahead of the New Year’s Eve ball drop. Monday’s rainy, but mild weather saw s...
Dec 31, 2018
Canada drops shootout against Finland's KalPa Kuopio in Spengler Cup final
DAVOS, Switzerland - Jaakko Rissanen scored in the eighth round of a shootout to give Finnish club KalPa Kuopio a 2-1 win over three-time defending champion Canada in the final of the Spengler Cup on ...
Dec 31, 2018
Elizabeth Warren takes big step toward 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navig...
Dec 31, 2018
Hello, 2019: Revelry, reflection as world greets new year
Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the...
Dec 31, 2018
Vatican spokesman, deputy resign amid crisis period for pope
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resigned abruptly Monday amid an overhaul of the Vatican’s communications operations and a crisis period in Pope Francis’ p...
Dec 31, 2018