Category Archives: Canadian Press

Second refugee family leaves small Newfoundland town that sponsored them
LEWISPORTE, N.L. - Like so many other Canadians, Stephanie McClellan felt called to act when she saw the image of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi’s body wash ashore in Turkey in 2015. T...
Jul 4, 2018
92-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting son in Arizona
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. - A 92-year-old Arizona woman has been arrested and accused of fatally shooting her son who wanted to put her in an assisted living facility, authorities said Tuesday. Anna Mae B...
Jul 4, 2018

Canadian Milos Raonic rolls into third round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Milos Raonic’s big serve has powered the Canadian to another victory at Wimbledon. The No. 13 seed advanced to the third round of the grass-court Grand Slam with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6...
Jul 4, 2018

Police find 'items of interest' at home linked to accused killer Bruce McArthur
Toronto police say “items of interest” yet to be identified have been found at a property where accused serial killer Bruce McArthur worked as a landscaper. Police had already found the re...
Jul 4, 2018
Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts Albania, no injuries reported
TIRANA, Albania - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off western Albania Wednesday, authorities said. No injuries or damage were reported. The Institute of Geosciences, Energy, W...
Jul 4, 2018
Four stabbed on bus in Brampton, Ont.; suspect arrested
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police say four people were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed on a bus east of Toronto. Peel regional police say they have charged a woman with f...
Jul 4, 2018
Chairman of China's HNA Group dies in accident in France
BEIJING - The co-chairman of HNA Group, a conglomerate that operates China’s fourth-largest airline and racked up tens of billions of dollars in debt as it went on a global buying spree, died in...
Jul 4, 2018

Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion, US official says
BOGOTA - As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unra...
Jul 4, 2018
Journalists struggle to keep online threats from escalating
TAMPA, Fla. - After a Florida radio station’s general manager told hosts they didn’t have to put an obnoxious repeat caller on the air a couple of months ago, the man stood on the sidewalk...
Jul 4, 2018
Government blesses omitting race from admissions, enrolment
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said the government would no longer encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity ...
Jul 4, 2018