Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Many' candidates vying for chief of staff job, Trump says
WASHINGTON - Wanted: Top aide to most powerful leader in world. Chief qualification: Willing to take the job. Must also be prepared to tolerate regular undermining by boss and risk of steep legal bill...
Dec 11, 2018
Climate change, receding glaciers increase landslide risk on B.C.'s Mount Meager
VANCOUVER - Climate change is causing glaciers atop Mount Meager in British Columbia to shrink, increasing the chances of landslides and even a new eruption, says an expert studying the volcano. Glyn ...
Dec 11, 2018
Car thefts on rise in Canada as thieves target trucks, SUVs: insurance board
TORONTO - A new report says thieves are setting their sights on older-model Ford trucks and high-end SUVs as the number of automotive thefts rose again last year. The Insurance Bureau of Canada said T...
Dec 11, 2018
Judge grants $10M bail for Huawei executive facing possible extradition to U.S.
VANCOUVER - A top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei has been released on $10 million bail and must agree to wear an electronic tracking device while she is also monitored by two employees of a co...
Dec 11, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 11
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Dec. 11 --- BAIL HEARING CONTINUES TODAY FOR CHINESE EXEC A bail hearing continues today in Vancouver for a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei, who the Un...
Dec 11, 2018
Law that allows domestic violence records to be released 'patchy' in the U.K.
Hollie Gazzard was 20 years old when she was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend at the hair salon where she worked in Gloucester, England. Court heard her killer, Asher Maslin, had a history of dome...
Dec 11, 2018
Man who rammed cars to flee 'zombies' gets 15 years
GULFPORT, Miss. - A Mississippi Gulf Coast man who rammed vehicles because he thought zombies were chasing him has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Sun Herald reports 32-year-old Shaun Michae...
Dec 11, 2018
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NFL Seattle 21 Minnesota 7 — NHL Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (SO) Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Rangers 3 Detroit 3 Los Angeles 1 San Jose 5 New Jersey 2 — NBA Indiana 109 Washin...
Dec 10, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NFL Seattle 21 Minnesota 7 — NHL Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (SO) Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Rangers 3 Detroit 3 Los Angeles 1 San Jose 5 New Jersey 2 — NBA Indiana 109 Washin...
Dec 10, 2018
5 missing Marines declared dead in warplanes crash off Japan
TOKYO - The U.S. military said Tuesday that five missing crew members have been declared dead after their refuelling plane collided with a fighter jet last week off Japan’s southern coast, and t...
Dec 10, 2018