Category Archives: Canadian Press
Spain: Police confiscate trove of posters for Catalan vote
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain’s paramilitary national police force says its agents have confiscated more than 1.3 million posters, flyers and pamphlets promoting the planned independence referendum b...
Sep 17, 2017
Hamilton wins Singapore GP as title rival Vettel crashes
SINGAPORE - Lewis Hamilton profited from the chaos to win the Singapore Grand Prix and extend his championship lead on Sunday, while title rival Sebastian Vettel lost huge ground after crashing out on...
Sep 17, 2017
Where is the body of John Franklin? Inuit historian thinks he knows
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - The man who guided searchers to the wreck of John Franklin’s flagship may have one more surprise left up his parka sleeve. “I believe that Franklin is in a vault on ...
Sep 17, 2017
One of the greatest Arctic legends: Undersea wreck to unlock secrets of Franklin
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - A tiny dot of fuschia bobs livid against the deep blue Arctic sea at a GPS point known only to selected researchers and the few local hunters who guard it. Anchored somewhere in...
Sep 17, 2017
Chief calls to end moose hunt in B.C. following wildfires, habitat loss
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nations chief is calling on the British Columbia government to halt the moose hunt this year, arguing the historic wildfire season has caused enough trauma to the species...
Sep 17, 2017
As Franklin's lure brings people north, Gjoa Haven seeks its share of the booty
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - It’s cool and cloudy as Don Sessions, wearing a toque and a good, solid jacket, hops off an inflatable boat that has ferried him from his cruise ship to shore. The welcomi...
Sep 17, 2017
Public trust job one for head of Alberta environmental monitoring program
EDMONTON - Fred Wrona really, really wants you to trust him. “The main piece that I’m working on is rebuilding public trust and confidence,” says the man charged with keeping track o...
Sep 17, 2017
France: Acid attack on 4 US students not seen as terror act
PARIS - Four American college students were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in France, but French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was a...
Sep 17, 2017
Wine festival for moms sparks firestorm over drinking culture
TORONTO - A Toronto woman who organized a daytime wine festival for new mothers has found herself caught in a firestorm over the pervasiveness of alcohol at a time when heavy drinking is on the rise a...
Sep 17, 2017
Historically black church seeks new name to replace 'oppressor' Cornwallis
HALIFAX - For 185 years, the white clapboard church in Halifax’s north end has been a gathering point for the African-Nova Scotian community, a place of worship, Sunday barbecues and winter coat...
Sep 17, 2017