Category Archives: Canadian Press
Saint John, N.B., reports data breach in parking payment system
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - As many as 6,000 people in Saint John, N.B., could have had their personal information exposed, an analyst group said as the city announced it was one of dozens of municipalities af...
Dec 22, 2018
Man accused of plotting to kidnap Letterman's son is freed
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A man once accused of plotting to kidnap retired talk show host David Letterman’s son and nanny has been released from a Montana prison for a second time after serving addit...
Dec 22, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigns in Montreal ahead of tough byelection fight
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ventured into his predecessor’s former territory on Saturday as he campaigned in Montreal’s Outremont riding ahead of several federal byelections expect...
Dec 22, 2018
Hydro crews work around the clock to restore power to British Columbians
When the power went out in the small community of Lake Cowichan, B.C., during a destructive windstorm that swept the province’s coast on Thursday, many residents weren’t prepared for it to...
Dec 22, 2018
Solskjaer starts Man U with win; Man City and Chelsea lose
Manchester United was stunning and Manchester City was stunned. United responded to a change in coach by producing a rampant display to thrash lowly Cardiff 5-1 hours after English Premier League lead...
Dec 22, 2018
Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will embark on a campaign to win the release of two citizens detained by China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of ...
Dec 22, 2018
Canada's Marielle Thompson wins silver at ski cross World Cup event in Italy
INNICHEN, Italy - Canada’s Marielle Thomspon dominated her heats, winning silver on Saturday in a ski-cross World Cup event in Italy. Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., was bested only by SwedenR...
Dec 22, 2018
Trump loses US envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan
WASHINGTON - Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops ...
Dec 22, 2018
'Erase that year:' Family of injured Broncos player looks to better times ahead
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Injured Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki is keeping his dark side in check as he and his family celebrate their first Christmas since a bus crash last spring that lef...
Dec 22, 2018
Plans to expand Detroit's Motown Museum get $2M boost
DETROIT - The Motown Museum’s expansion plans are getting a year-end boost of more than $2 million from various organizations. The Detroit museum announced this week that it received a $1.3 mill...
Dec 22, 2018