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Cuba battles plague of giant snails
HAVANA - Silently and without pause, the giant African snail has been invading Cuba. With their shiny, brilliantly striped shells and bodies up to 8 inches (20 centimetres) long, the snails have becom...
Oct 01, 2019
Sportsnet president Yabsley weighs in on changes, present and future
TORONTO - Bart Yabsley is almost seven months in to his new role as president of Sportsnet. His tenure has been marked by several significant changes. Veteran broadcaster Bob McCown was...
Oct 01, 2019
Man douses himself in liquid near UK Houses of Parliament
LONDON - Police in London detained a man near the Houses of Parliament Tuesday after he doused himself with what appeared to be flammable liquid. The Metropolitan Police said that the man had a lighte...
Oct 01, 2019
A year later, Saudi journalist's killing haunts kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is drawing renewed scrutiny to the kingdom. Khashoggi's son and a U.N. investi...
Oct 01, 2019
Telus to buy ADT Security Services Canada for roughly $700 million
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. has signed a deal to buy ADT Security Services Canada Inc. for roughly $700 million. ADT Canada has approximately 500,000 customers and approximately 1,000 staff across the cou...
Oct 01, 2019
North Korea says nuclear talks with US will resume on Oct. 5
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations on Oct. 5 following a months-long stalemate over withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarm...
Oct 01, 2019
'You're good-looking': Ukraine's leader woos Tom Cruise
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's leader isn't just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump - he's set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too. Mission impossible? Maybe not - Cruise is studying possible Ukrain...
Oct 01, 2019
Pet piranhas, a pelican and Green Day at the rink; In-The-News for Oct. 1
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 Oct. 1. What we are watching in...
Oct 01, 2019
Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international c...
Oct 01, 2019
Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international c...
Oct 01, 2019