Category Archives: Canadian Press

In the news today, Feb. 19
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 19 --- SNC-LAVALIN STORM AWAITS RETURNING MPS The opposition parties are charging back into the House of Commons today, loaded with questions for Prime Minis...
Feb 19, 2019

'I miss her:' Calgary man who strangled wife, buried body in basement gets day parole
BOWDEN, Alta. - A man who strangled his wife and concealed her body in a wall of their home has been granted day parole after saying he wished he could push a reset button to undo what he did. Allan S...
Feb 19, 2019
Wilson-Raybould speaks to cabinet, invited to testify at committee on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will be called before the House of Commons justice committee to address allegations she was pressured by the Prime Minister’s Office not to ...
Feb 19, 2019
Flypast honours US bomber crew who died saving British kids
SHEFFIELD, England - Tony Foulds has a routine when he visits the memorial for 10 American airmen killed in World War II. First, he kisses his finger and lays it on the metal plate bearing their names...
Feb 19, 2019

Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts
PARIS - Rallies against anti-Semitism attracted crowds of thousands in Paris and other French cities Tuesday following a series of aggressive acts with Jewish targets, including a cemetery where about...
Feb 19, 2019
Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain
LONDON - Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as it struggles with the uncertainty associated with leaving the Europea...
Feb 19, 2019
3 children among 4 found dead after west Michigan shooting
SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities say three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home in western Michigan. Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says authorities ...
Feb 18, 2019

Lisa Borders steps down as head of Time's Up organization
LOS ANGELES - Lisa Borders says she has resigned as president and CEO of Time’s Up, the gender equality initiative formed last year in response to sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. Bor...
Feb 18, 2019

Iowa governor opts not to appeal fetal heartbeat law ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa’s governor said Monday she decided against appealing a judge’s ruling last month that struck down Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion law, which wou...
Feb 18, 2019
NY joins lawsuit challenging Trump's border wall declaration
New York is joining California and 14 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. New York Attorney General Letitia James said in the lawsuit M...
Feb 18, 2019