Category Archives: Canadian Press
Raif Badawi's sister arrested in Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International
MONTREAL - The sister of jailed blogger Raif Badawi has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty International. The human rights organization said Samar Badawi was detained earlier this wee...
Aug 2, 2018
Trump receives new letter from Kim Jong Un, sends his reply
WASHINGTON - The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump received a new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and responded quickly with a letter of his own. The correspondence, fo...
Aug 2, 2018
Halifax aggravated sexual assault case put over as defence awaits DNA
HALIFAX - The case of a known sex offender charged with aggravated sexual assault and choking after a woman said she was attacked in a Halifax home has been adjourned again. Sem Paul Obed appeared in ...
Aug 2, 2018
Patriots fan turns Tom Brady's autograph into a tattoo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - A young Connecticut woman didn’t want to ever lose the autograph she got from Tom Brady. The New England Patriots star signed 19-year-old Megan Uhrynowski’s arm after a...
Aug 2, 2018
Nova Scotia launching immigration program aimed at luring daycare workers
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia says it has arranged to make use of a fast-track federal immigration program to help it recruit qualified childcare workers. Lena Diab, the minister responsible for the province&...
Aug 2, 2018
Impact coach says talks with French striker Briand have 'definitively' ended
MONTREAL - Any hopes of the Montreal Impact landing French striker Jimmy Briand are finished. “The Briand file is closed since (Wednesday) afternoon. Definitively,” coach Remi Garde said T...
Aug 2, 2018
Ontario launching constitutional challenge of federal carbon tax plan
TORONTO - Ontario is launching a legal battle against the federal government over its carbon tax plan, a costly move critics say has little chance of succeeding. Environment Minister Rod Phillips and ...
Aug 2, 2018
NDP's Singh urges feds to immediately allow cities to ban handguns
OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the prime minister to immediately give cities the leeway to ban handguns. In a lengthy letter Thursday to Justin Trudeau outlining a long-term appro...
Aug 2, 2018
Winnipeg's Belgian Club takes year off from festival after controversial meeting
WINNIPEG - A cultural club in Winnipeg that hosted a meeting of an organization which touts reducing immigration, deporting asylum seekers and banning burqas has pulled out of the city’s annual ...
Aug 2, 2018
Case of Inuk woman missing six days after release from custody subject of probe
MONTREAL - The disappearance of an Inuk woman for six days after she was released from Montreal police custody at about midnight is raising questions about whether authorities followed proper procedur...
Aug 2, 2018