Author Archives: rdnews@socastdigital.com
Parents of toddler who killed himself with found gun charged
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The mother and father of a 4-year-old Georgia boy who found a loaded gun and fatally shot himself have been indicted. The Augusta Chronicle reports that a Richmond County grand jury ind...
Jul 11, 2018
Ship that carried hundreds of migrants to Canada now a floating toxic stew
OTTAWA - The MV Sun Sea carried nearly 500 Tamil migrants to Canada eight years ago, but now the rusting cargo ship sits forlornly on the B.C. coast - an unwanted vessel of toxins including asbestos, ...
Jul 11, 2018
In the news today, July 11
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 11 --- CANADA TO LEAD NEW IRAQ TRAINING MISSION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will assume command of a new NATO training mission in Iraq. This ...
Jul 11, 2018
Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany
MUNICH - A German court found the main defendant guilty on Wednesday in a string of neo-Nazi killings more than a decade ago - a high-profile trial that raised fresh questions about the treatment of m...
Jul 11, 2018
China vows retaliation for $200 billion US tariff threat
BEIJING - China’s government vowed Wednesday to take “firm and forceful measures” as the U.S. threatened to expand tariffs to thousands of Chinese imports like fish sticks, apples an...
Jul 11, 2018
With Trump looming at NATO summit, Trudeau unveils new training mission in Iraq
Canada is taking the lead of a new NATO training mission in Iraq, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed Wednesday, stocking up his political armoury should U.S. President Donald Trump try to cast dou...
Jul 11, 2018
Bank of Canada raises rate, predicts economic resilience despite trade risks
OTTAWA - Undaunted by expanding trade risks, the Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz raised the interest rate Wednesday and signalled the economy’s resilience is keeping him on a hiking trajec...
Jul 11, 2018
Trudeau, Trump talk trade during sideline meeting at NATO summit in Brussels
BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to steer clear of Donald Trump’s blast radius Wednesday as the two leaders converged for the first day of the NATO leaders’ summit, opting ...
Jul 11, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games World Cup Semifinal in St. Petersburg Russia France 1 Belgium 0 — MLB American League Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 8 Texas 4 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2 Houston 6 Oakland 5 ...
Jul 10, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games World Cup Semifinal in St. Petersburg Russia France 1 Belgium 0 — MLB American League Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 8 Texas 4 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2 Houston 6 Oakland 5 ...
Jul 10, 2018