Category Archives: Canadian Press
China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon's far side
BEIJING - China was preparing to launch a ground-breaking mission early Saturday to soft-land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a spac...
Dec 07, 2018
Ex-major leaguers Valbuena, Castillo die in Venezuela crash
CARACAS, Venezuela - Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela caused by highway bandits who then robbed them, officials said Friday. The 33-y...
Dec 07, 2018
Carbon monoxide poisonings in B.C. prompt warning about detectors
VANCOUVER - A senior paramedic in British Columbia is encouraging homeowners to buy carbon monoxide detectors and inspect their appliances following a spike in poisonings in the past week. Leon Barano...
Dec 07, 2018
Inquiry into murder-suicide involving Afghan veteran to being early next year
HALIFAX - The long-awaited fatality inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia is expected to begin early next year - more than two years af...
Dec 07, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 7
Four stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 7 --- CHINESE TELECOM EXEC DUE IN VANCOUVER COURT A Chinese telecommunications executive who was arrested after an extradition request from the United States ...
Dec 07, 2018
Chinese telecom executive accused of fraud over Iran sanctions in United States
VANCOUVER - A senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is facing allegations of fraud by using a subsidiary to violate United States and European Union trade sanctions against Iran in a case that...
Dec 07, 2018
Little results from first ministers meeting, but at least nobody stormed out
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to keep the peace at what began as a tension-filled first ministers meeting Friday but had few concrete achievements to show for the day-long gathering...
Dec 07, 2018
Girl opens Christmas present she gave to boy when she dumped him in 1971
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - A man in Edmonton who made international headlines for holding onto a wrapped Christmas gift from a high-school girlfriend who dumped him nearly 50 years ago finally learned what i...
Dec 07, 2018
61st annual Grammy Awards nominations to be announced Friday
NEW YORK - Nominations for the 61st annual Grammy Awards will be announced Friday morning. The Recording Academy delayed unveiling the nominees by two days because former President George H.W. Bush...
Dec 07, 2018
Dow's recovery helps shore up markets around the world
LONDON - Shares rebounded in Europe and Asia on Friday as worries over U.S.-China trade friction were calmed by conciliatory comments from Beijing. Attention was turning toward upcoming U.S. jobs data...
Dec 06, 2018