Author Archives:
Amy McGrath announces bid for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat
WASHINGTON - Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mi...
Jul 11, 2019
In the news today, July 9
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 9 --- P.E.I., QUEBEC INTERVENE IN CARBON-TAX CASE Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal...
Jul 11, 2019
In the news today, July 11
Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 11 --- LIBERALS NOMINATE QUEBEC ACTIVIST FOR FALL VOTE Within a few minutes of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech Wednesday night introdu...
Jul 11, 2019
'Back to zero': Canada's premiers gather in Saskatoon, but none are women
SASKATOON - Canada's 13 provincial and territorial leaders are in Saskatchewan this week, but for the first time in years, the annual gathering won't have women at the table. "Symbolically, it's very ...
Jul 11, 2019
Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede trying to reduce waste going to landfill
CALGARY - More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and pla...
Jul 11, 2019
Navy to release health study 15 years after deadly submarine fire
HALIFAX - Sailors who survived a devastating fire aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi almost 15 years ago were expected to learn details today of a study into the long-term impact on t...
Jul 11, 2019
Long lost WWII-era Soviet songs brought to life in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel - In a musty basement hall of an unassuming building nestled among modern high-rises in the heart of Tel Aviv, a few hundred spectators are kindly requested to turn off their cellphon...
Jul 11, 2019
Passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan, killing 10
MULTAN, Pakistan - A passenger train rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others, an official said. The freight train was stationary...
Jul 11, 2019
UK: Iranian vessels tried to block British vessel in Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Britain says three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz. The British government said in ...
Jul 10, 2019
Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, above national rate, study says
OTTAWA - The worst child-poverty problem in the country was dropped in the laps of the country's premiers on Tuesday, as the Assembly of First Nations presented them with new numbers to show about hal...
Jul 10, 2019