Author Archives:
Democracy summit, Chinese firm loses bid pausing Ottawa order: In The News for Dec. 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 08, 2021
Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes
NEW DELHI (AP) - An Indian army helicopter carrying the country's military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It did not say whether Chief of Defense Staff Bipin...
Dec 08, 2021
U.S., where democracy is under siege, hosts global two-day summit on … democracy
WASHINGTON - The United States - once a shining example of democracy's virtues, now a glaring case study into its hair-trigger fault lines - hosts like-minded countries from around the world Thursday ...
Dec 08, 2021
Rebuffing ransomware: How to prevent your organization from becoming a victim
OTTAWA - Cybercriminals have zeroed in on a lucrative tactic, holding the digital files of crucial enterprises hostage until a hefty fee is paid, often in hard-to-trace virtual currency. The federal g...
Dec 08, 2021
Japanese tycoon takes off for International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) - A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists since 2009. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans ...
Dec 08, 2021
North Stars drop OT heartbreaker in La Ronge
It was a tough pill to swallow Tuesday night for the Battlefords North Stars, as the team fell 5-4 in overtime to the Ice Wolves in La Ronge.Despite back-to-back goals in the opening minutes from K.T....
Dec 08, 2021
Hertl's hat trick leads Sharks past Flames 5-3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Tomas Hertl scored his fourth career hat trick and the San Jose Sharks used a three-goal barrage in the second period to beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday night. The Pacif...
Dec 08, 2021
Eriksson Ek has two points, Wild keep rolling with 4-1 win over Edmonton
EDMONTON - Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild won their seventh straight game, rolling over the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Tuesday. Marcus Foligno, Victor Rask and Dmitry Kulikov...
Dec 07, 2021
Seattle socialist politician faces tight race in recall push
SEATTLE (AP) - Preliminary results Tuesday showed Seattle voters narrowly in favor of recalling socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a firebrand who pushed the city to adopt a $15 minimum wage,...
Dec 07, 2021
'Sleepy' Raiders awaken halfway through game to steal a point from Broncos
The Swift Current Broncos scrambled to get to the Art Hauser Centre on Tuesday, and arrived at the rink just 30 minutes before warmups. They were forced to switch team busses at the last minute due to...
Dec 07, 2021