Category Archives: Canadian Press
26-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Montreal priest stabbing
MONTREAL - A 26-year old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a Catholic priest during morning mass at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory on Friday. Vlad Cristian Eremia, who app...
Mar 23, 2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit
MONTREAL - Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in an Ontario ...
Mar 23, 2019
New report details impact of proposed NS spaceport in event of explosion or fire
HALIFAX - The head of a company proposing to open Canada’s only commercial spaceport near the small community of Canso, N.S., says the impact of any launch failure would be relatively small. Ste...
Mar 23, 2019
Chief Wahoo protest will go on despite removal from jerseys
CLEVELAND - Opponents of the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo are planning to demonstrate before the club’s home opener even though team has dropped the mascot from their caps and jerse...
Mar 23, 2019
Chen produces spectacular free skate to win gold at worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Defending champion Nathan Chen produced a spectacular free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal at the figure skating world championships while Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and An...
Mar 23, 2019
Italy, China sign memorandum deepening economic ties
ROME - Italy signed a memorandum of understanding with China on Saturday in support of Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative, which aims to weave a network of ports, bridges and power...
Mar 23, 2019
B.C. hospital's use as shelter 'clarion call' about housing crisis, says mayor
The 10-bed regional hospital that serves the medical needs of 5,000 people on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island has been doing extra duty lately as an emergency shelter for the homeless and po...
Mar 23, 2019
Egyptian singer banned after claiming lack of free speech
CAIRO - An Egyptian singer has been banned from performing in her home country after suggesting that it does not respect free speech. A video clip circulated online shows Sherine Abdel-Wahab, during a...
Mar 23, 2019
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller’s confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the...
Mar 23, 2019
Family of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque Saturday when it reopened for the first time since a terro...
Mar 23, 2019