Category Archives: Canadian Press
'This was not a career soldier': Fallen reservist honoured with living memorial
CALGARY - Rachel Herbert’s two children never had a chance to meet their uncle before he was killed in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago. Her brother, Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a 24-year-old reservist...
Sep 10, 2017
Union vows to have employees trained and ready for Ontario pot store openings
The head of the union tapped to represent workers in Ontario cannabis stores says his members will be well-trained and ready to go by next July, the target date for federal legalization of recreationa...
Sep 10, 2017
Federal government sends assessment team to look at helping hurricane victims
TORONTO - The Canadian government and aid agencies were setting the wheels in motion Sunday to come to the aid of Caribbean islands who suffered damage by hurricane Irma. Defence Minister Harjit Sajja...
Sep 10, 2017
B.C. budget update likely just an appetizer for next year's main course: experts
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s New Democrat government is expected to unveil its first budget on Monday following last week’s ambitious throne speech, but experts expect the financial upda...
Sep 10, 2017
Part of Swiss glacier breaks off after residents evacuated
BERLIN - Part of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off and tumbled onto a glacier below after some 220 people in a small nearby town were evacuated as a precaution. Authorities ordered a partial ...
Sep 10, 2017
Israeli PM's son under fire for anti-Semitic post
JERUSALEM - Israeli political leaders lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son Sunday for posting an anti-Semitic caricature aimed at his father’s critics. Yair Netanya...
Sep 10, 2017
Weakened Irma lashes much of Florida; full impact unknown
MIAMI - Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over t...
Sep 10, 2017
Waves from Irma flood Havana coast even as storm moves away
HAVANA - Powerful waves and storm surge from Hurricane Irma topped Havana’s iconic Malecon seawall and left thousands of homes, businesses and hotels swamped Sunday, even as the storm moved away...
Sep 09, 2017
Amanada Nunes keeps belt, defeats Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215 in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Brazilian brawler Amanda Nunes played a tactical game Saturday night to defeat challenger Valentina Shevchenko by split decision and retain her bantamweight title, at UFC 215 at Rogers Plac...
Sep 09, 2017
Revs keep playoff hopes alive with 1-0 win over Impact
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Lee Nguyen scored in the 68th minute and the New England Revolution beat the Montreal Impact 1-0 on Saturday night. Nguyen took Teal Bunbury’s pass about 30 yards out, slid p...
Sep 09, 2017