Category Archives: Canadian Press
In sleepy Quebec town, residents prepare to welcome the world for G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Que. - Locals in Quebec’s Charlevoix region are quick to boast about their “paysage” - their landscape - which was formed when a meteorite smashed into Earth hu...
May 10, 2018
Scientist wants genetic test across Canada to gauge risks of kids' cancer drugs
VANCOUVER - A scientist who developed a lab test to predict whether children with cancer are susceptible to potentially life-threatening side effects from three chemotherapy d...
May 10, 2018
Former FBI director James Comey likens U.S. President Trump to Mafia boss
TORONTO - Former FBI director James Comey likened U.S. President Donald Trump to a self-serving Mafia boss Thursday during a talk in which he defended the decision to reopen the Hillary Clinton email ...
May 10, 2018
Family of man accused of van attack devastated and grieving for victims: lawyer
TORONTO - The family of the man accused in the deadly van attack that shocked Toronto last month is grieving for the victims but stands by the accused, the man’s lawyer said Thurs...
May 10, 2018
Ontario Liberals take aim at NDP as third party endorsed by teachers' union
TORONTO - After months of painting the Ontario election as a two-horse race, the governing Liberals acknowledged another rival Thursday, taking aim at the NDP as the third party was endorsed by a...
May 10, 2018
At least 44 killed as dam bursts in Kenya, officials say
NAIROBI, Kenya - Villagers said it started with a loud rumble, then houses collapsed one by one under an approaching wall of water. “We took our children and rushed to higher ground,” farm...
May 10, 2018
Krushelnyski scores in fifth OT, lifts Phantoms over Checkers in record setter
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Six hours and six minutes after the puck dropped at Bojangles’ Coliseum, there was finally a winner. Alex Lyon made 94 saves and Alex Krushelnyski ended the longest g...
May 10, 2018
Israel, Iran engage in most serious confrontation in Syria
BEIRUT - Israeli forces unleashed a heavy bombardment against Iranian military installations in Syria on Thursday in what Israel called retaliation for an Iranian rocket barrage on its positions in th...
May 09, 2018
Oklahoma jury finds younger of 2 brothers guilty in deaths
TULSA, Okla. - A jury in Oklahoma found the younger of two brothers guilty late Wednesday night of fatally stabbing their parents and three siblings. Jurors handed down the verdict during the fourth w...
May 09, 2018
Celtics beat 76ers 114-112 in Game 5, advance to face Cavs
BOSTON - With 2.4 seconds left and the Boston Celtics leading by one, Marcus Smart had a chance to all but clinch Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and eliminate Philadelphia by making a pai...
May 09, 2018