Category Archives: Canadian Press
Angelina Jolie on her Cambodian epic and the power of family
TORONTO - Angelina Jolie arrives for an interview with the familiar harried air of a parent who has just barely managed to withdraw from her children, all six of whom she’s left having breakfast...
Sep 14, 2017
Dangers after Irma: Chain saws, generators, heat, ladders
ATLANTA - Irma’s deadly rampage is over but authorities say the risk of deaths and injuries rises significantly after natural disasters. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ...
Sep 14, 2017

ESPN says it accepts Hill's apology for Trump tweets
NEW YORK - ESPN says it has accepted the apology of its “SportsCenter” host Jemele Hill for tweeting this week that President Donald Trump was a “white supremacist” and “...
Sep 14, 2017

Striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel signs two-year contract with the Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel got two bits of good news on Thursday. First, the Quebec City native signed a two-year contract extension with the Montreal Impact, including an option year fo...
Sep 14, 2017

Half of Canadians trust self-driving cars, 30% would replace their vehicle: survey
About half of Canadian consumers surveyed say they trust autonomous vehicles to get them to their destination but only 30 per cent would replace their current vehicle with a self-driving car. Not surp...
Sep 14, 2017
B.C. home sales stayed strong in August but experts predict change is coming
VANCOUVER - The association representing realtors in British Columbia says home sales remained healthy across the province in August, but it expects to see a change over the coming months. The B.C. Re...
Sep 14, 2017

N.L. police seek man who hid chicken in his pants, then 'flew the coop'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Police are hunting for a man they say put a stolen chicken down his pants in Newfoundland. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the man allegedly took the chicken from a S...
Sep 14, 2017

China mourns death of oldest panda
BEIJING - China is mourning the death of the world’s oldest panda, Basi, who attracted millions of visitors during a visit to the United States 30 years ago. Caretakers in the eastern city of Fu...
Sep 14, 2017
London fire probe chief: Survivors feel 'anger and betrayal'
LONDON - A government-ordered inquiry into the London tower fire that killed at least 80 people opened Thursday with a minute of silence for the victims - and with its leader acknowledging that surviv...
Sep 14, 2017
Grant Hart of pioneering indie rock band Husker Du dies
MINNEAPOLIS - Widespread commercial success largely eluded Grant Hart and his pioneering indie-rock trio, Husker Du. But the hard-working band emerged as one of the heavyweights of Minneapolis’ ...
Sep 14, 2017