Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blackhawks fire 3-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Quenneville
CHICAGO - Joel Quenneville knew the deal. After three Stanley Cup titles and nine playoff appearances with the Chicago Blackhawks, the longtime coach figured this was a big season for him. “I on...
Nov 06, 2018
Canada could ratify new NAFTA even if U.S. tariffs stay put: Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Canada might ratify its new North American trade deal with the United States and Mexico even if the U.S. doesn’t drop its tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, Prime Minister Just...
Nov 06, 2018
6 arrested in suspected plot to attack French leader Macron
PARIS - French security agents arrested six people Tuesday on suspicion of plotting to attack French President Emmanuel Macron, according to a French judicial official. Prosecutors have opened a preli...
Nov 06, 2018
'Unexpected legal issue' delays retrial of Dennis Oland in father's murder
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland has been postponed for at least a day while lawyers on both sides address unspecified issues behind closed doors. Evidence had been ex...
Nov 06, 2018
In the news today, Nov. 6
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Nov. 6 --- DENNIS OLAND’S MURDER RETRIAL BEGINS TODAY The family of both murder victim Richard Oland and his accused killer, Dennis Oland, say they are stea...
Nov 06, 2018
Some of the states and storylines worth watching as U.S. voters head to polls
WASHINGTON - States and storylines for Canadian observers to keep an eye on Tuesday as voters in the U.S. head to the polls for midterm elections: WOMEN: He’s not on the ballot, but Donald Trump...
Nov 06, 2018
Democrats come on strong in House races, but Republicans make Senate inroads
WASHINGTON - Democratic candidates buoyed by widespread opposition to Donald Trump seized the balance of power on Capitol Hill, but Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections failed to produce what critic...
Nov 06, 2018
Spy service says federal pipeline purchase seen as 'betrayal' by many opponents
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency says many members of the environmental and Indigenous communities see the federal purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline as a betrayal, and suggests that could inte...
Nov 06, 2018
Expats watch U.S. midterms unfold at viewing parties across Canada
TORONTO - American expatriates and political junkies crowded a university library, pubs and other venues across Canada on Tuesday to watch the incoming results of the crucial U.S. midterm congressiona...
Nov 06, 2018
Spain finds 17 dead migrants, 100 survivors in Mediterranean
MADRID - Spanish rescue workers combed the seas and shores of southern Spain on Tuesday, searching for 17 missing migrants a day after finding the bodies of 17 other migrants who died trying to cross ...
Nov 05, 2018