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'Multiple casualties' after explosion at UK warehouse
LONDON - A local British emergency services department says there have been "multiple casualties" following a large explosion Thursday at a warehouse near the southwest England city of Bristol. The Av...
Dec 03, 2020
US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain under stress from the intens...
Dec 03, 2020
Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury out four to six weeks with back injury
MONTREAL - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury will miss moguls races for the first time in his World Cup career after suffering a back injury in training on Sunday. The 2018 Olympic gold medallist fractured hi...
Dec 03, 2020
Toronto actor-brothers Stephan James and Shamier Anderson launch The Black Academy
TORONTO - When Toronto-raised actor Stephan James got the inaugural Radius Award at last year's Canadian Screen Awards, he felt incredibly honoured but also a bittersweetness. The elation from being p...
Dec 03, 2020
MLSE reopens giant kitchen to prep meals for local agencies, front-line workers
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's giant kitchen is open again. MLSE and its partners, who combined to donate 500,000 meals to front-line workers and community agencies from April to June...
Dec 03, 2020
Trump pardon plan and Shatner pushes COVID-19 app support: In The News for Dec. 3
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. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 03, 2020
Defence chief says CAF will be ready after ordering COVID-19 vaccine prep last week
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces received formal orders last week to start planning for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, though the military's top commander says preparations have been underwa...
Dec 03, 2020
Bill to enshrine UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is set to introduce long-awaited legislation today to enshrine the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law.Prime Minister Justin ...
Dec 03, 2020
St. Michael's sex assault trial to hear more of complainant's police statement
The trial of a teen boy accused of sexually assaulting two fellow students at a renowned Toronto high school is set to continue today.The teen has pleaded not guilty to two counts each of gang sexual ...
Dec 03, 2020
'I’d love to be home:' N.L. rotational workers facing bullying online
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Geoff Neville waited this week in a Montreal airport to begin his second day of travel from Nunavut to St. John's, N.L., he said he tries to empathize with the angry people onlin...
Dec 03, 2020