Category Archives: Canadian Press
18 killed as Ethiopian military helicopter crashes
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian state media are reporting that a military helicopter has crashed and killed all 18 people on board, including two children. Police official Aschalew Alemu tells the E...
Aug 30, 2018
Canada's economy surges in second quarter on higher exports: StatCan
OTTAWA - A surge in exports of energy, aircraft and pharmaceutical products helped propel Canada’s economy higher in the second quarter of this year, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The economy...
Aug 30, 2018
Authorities: Mother says she shot toddler daughter to death
OXFORD, Ga. - Authorities say a Georgia woman has admitted to fatally shooting her 2-year-old daughter. News outlets report 31-year-old Jennifer Michelle Bellah has been arrested on charges including ...
Aug 30, 2018
U.K. theatre veteran Emma Stenning named Soulpepper executive director
TORONTO - This isn’t the first time incoming Soulpepper Theatre Company executive director Emma Stenning has faced the fallout of a sexual-misconduct scandal that rocked the arts world. The U.K....
Aug 30, 2018
Fraternities in Canada take steps to address issues of consent, sexual violence
TORONTO - In light of the #MeToo movement, some fraternities in Canada say they want to provide training to their members on matters of consent and sexual violence. In the past year, thousands of surv...
Aug 30, 2018
Business manager guilty of defrauding Ne-Yo, Brian McKnight
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal jury has convicted a business manager of defrauding R&B artists Ne-Yo and Brian McKnight in a sports beverage scheme. The panel in Ohio found 42-year-old Kevin Foster of...
Aug 30, 2018
'Charlottesville' documentary to premiere in November
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A documentary about a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year will premiere at the Virginia Film Festival in November. Martin Luther King III - th...
Aug 30, 2018
In the news today, Aug. 30
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 30 --- NAFTA TALKS CONTINUE IN WASHINGTON The new round of U.S.-Canada NAFTA talks have generated hopeful signals from both camps that a deal can be struck...
Aug 30, 2018
The enduring mystery of the lost diamonds from the crash of Swissair Flight 111
HALIFAX - More than five kilograms of diamonds and jewels. A Picasso worth millions. Nearly 50 kilograms in cash. The fate of many millions of dollars of valuables said to be carried aboard Swissair F...
Aug 30, 2018
Manitoba aims to speed up family court, reduce emotional toll: chief justice
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is aiming to speed up family court so that divorces, child custody disputes and other matters don’t drag on for years. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of Manitoba Court of Queen...
Aug 30, 2018