Category Archives: Canadian Press
Residents forced from homes due to ammonia leak in Fernie, B.C. allowed to return
FERNIE, B.C. - Nearly 100 people forced from their homes by a deadly ammonia leak at an ice rink in Fernie, B.C., have been allowed to return. Fernie fire Chief Ted Ruiter said on Sunday that lab test...
Oct 22, 2017
FBI agent who helped Canada nab railway terror plotters has one big regret
OTTAWA - An undercover FBI agent who helped convict two men of plotting to derail a passenger train in Canada did not see the arrests as a triumph, because he feared another extremist had eluded his g...
Oct 22, 2017
Merseyslide: Liverpool, Everton fall to north London clubs
LONDON - Final score: North London 9, Merseyside 3. Liverpool and Everton endured a miserable Sunday in the Premier League as they were torn apart by Tottenham and Arsenal. Arsenal had five different ...
Oct 22, 2017
New Brunswick opposition parties scramble amid election speculation
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s opposition parties spent the weekend scrambling to prepare for a possible early election call after Premier Brian Gallant’s office announced he would meet wit...
Oct 22, 2017
Saskatchewan RCMP shoot and kill man in North Battleford
REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan say they shot and killed a man in North Battleford after a chase that police say ended with the suspect’s vehicle ramming a police cruiser. Police say it started wh...
Oct 22, 2017
At mid-mandate and with extra cash, Liberals to chart fiscal course toward 2019
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government, right at the midpoint of its mandate, will map out its financial path this week and announce new measures as it enters the two-year stretch toward the next election. T...
Oct 22, 2017
Right whale researchers meet in Halifax to sound alarm about species decline
HALIFAX - Their names were Glacier, Starboard and Peanut. The colourfully named mammals were among 15 North Atlantic right whales who died off the coast of Canada and the U.S. in recent months. To the...
Oct 22, 2017
Gunman arrested after taking hostages at UK bowling alley
LONDON - A gunman who reportedly held two employees hostage at a central England bowling alley was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospita...
Oct 22, 2017
International students won't face immigration penalties over college strike: officials
Tens of thousands of international students affected by a faculty strike at Ontario colleges are being reassured by immigration officials that they won’t be penalized for a delay that is beyond ...
Oct 22, 2017
Devils forward Brian Boyle cleared for practice after cancer diagnosis
New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle has been cleared for full participation in practice after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in September. The Devils said Sunday morning that Boyle wo...
Oct 22, 2017