Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty, will co-operate in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former senior adviser to President Donald Trump’s election campaign pleaded guilty Friday to federal conspiracy and false-statements charges, switching from defendant to co-operat...
Feb 22, 2018
Haiti suspends Oxfam Britain pending investigation into sexual abuse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Aid group Oxfam Great Britain will be suspended from operating in Haiti for the next two months pending an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by its employees,...
Feb 22, 2018

Greitens blames politics, but even some in GOP concerned
ST. LOUIS - Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is blaming his felony invasion of privacy indictment on a “reckless liberal prosecutor,” holding fast to the assertion that any case stemming from h...
Feb 22, 2018

Funerals stir more tributes for school shooting victims
Honours and remembrances are continuing for the 17 students and employees who were shot to death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A student who wanted to attend West Point...
Feb 22, 2018

Officer dies of cardiac arrest after fan violence in Spain
BILBAO, Spain - A Spanish riot police officer died of cardiac arrest after clashes involving Russian soccer fans before a Europa League match on Thursday between hosts Athletic Bilbao and Spartak Mosc...
Feb 22, 2018
Expectations high that federal budget will make big investments in cybersecurity
OTTAWA - Government and industry insiders have high expectations next week’s federal budget will contain big investments to help Canada reinforce its cybersecurity defences in an age of heighten...
Feb 22, 2018

Economist Jean-Martin Aussant returns to PQ after quitting to form rival party
MONTREAL - A well-known economist who quit the Parti Quebecois because he felt it wasn’t hardline enough on Quebec independence and founded a rival sovereigntist party is back in the PQ fold. Je...
Feb 22, 2018
Expansion of B.C. foreign buyers tax to Okanagan, Vancouver Island is questioned
VANCOUVER - A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing markets where it’s been expanded, as international purchasers make up only a small percentage of sales and la...
Feb 22, 2018
Man convicted of fatally beating boy gets life sentence
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio man convicted of beating a 14-month-old boy to death and tossing his body into a creek with the help of the child’s mother has been sentenced to life in prison with no p...
Feb 22, 2018
Man who admitted to concert scam wants to take plea back
HONOLULU - A North Carolina man who admitted to defrauding the University of Hawaii of $200,000 by lying about being able to produce a Stevie Wonder fundraiser concert now wants to take back his guilt...
Feb 22, 2018