Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cdn environment groups tell world Canada not slowing emissions from oil and gas
OTTAWA - Canada is living in a fantasy if the government thinks it can meet its greenhouse-gas promises without reducing how much oil and gas the country produces, environment groups told the world at...
Dec 10, 2018
'The Favourite' leads film nominees for Critics' Choice
LOS ANGELES - “The Favourite” leads the field of films with 14 nominations for the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards. “Black Panther” was close behind with 12 nomination...
Dec 10, 2018
Challenger Brian Ortega broken nose, thumb in loss to Max Holloway at UFC 231
TORONTO - Featherweight Brian Ortega, battered for four rounds by champion Max (Blessed) Holloway at UFC 231 on Saturday night, says he sustained a broken nose and thumb in the loss. Holloway (20-3-0)...
Dec 10, 2018
Eat sulphur, breathe rust: Scientists find life deep underground
Scientists are releasing results of a decade’s worth of research that has uncovered a vast and mysterious world of microbes deep underground that could help explain how life began on Earth and h...
Dec 10, 2018
Equalization protests from Alberta likely pre-election talk: Quebec minister
OTTAWA - Quebec’s finance minister brushed off complaints from Alberta on Monday about his province’s share of the federal equalization-funding pie, calling them pre-election posturing in ...
Dec 10, 2018
GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars
WASHINGTON - General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation’s largest automaker contends with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shut...
Dec 10, 2018
Massive tuba ensemble blasts its way into record book
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A massive tuba ensemble has smashed a Guinness World Record in Kansas City and spread some Christmas cheer. KSHB-TV reports that 835 tuba players performed “Silent Night”...
Dec 10, 2018
Police investigate break-in at Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's Vancouver home
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver home that a court heard is owned by a recently arrested Huawei executive and her husband was broken into early Sunday morning. Vancouver police say the break-in was reported ju...
Dec 10, 2018
Former Toronto defensive co-ordinator Corey Chamblin named Argos head coach
TORONTO - Barely a year after the Toronto Argonauts’ defence clinched them a thrilling Grey Cup victory, the team has brought back the defensive specialist responsible. Corey Chamblin was named ...
Dec 10, 2018
Pilot who targeted main Hydro-Quebec transmission lines gets 7-year sentence
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man who targeted Hydro-Quebec power lines in an aerial attack that left tens of thousands without power in December 2014 was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison. Norma...
Dec 10, 2018