Category Archives: Canadian Press
Gates turns attention toward poverty, growing inequity in US
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Bill and Melinda Gates, as the world’s top philanthropists, are rethinking their work in America as they confront what they consider their unsatisfactory track record on school...
Feb 13, 2018
AP interview: Qatar Air CEO sees growth despite Mideast spat
CANBERRA, Australia - Qatar Airways’ chief executive said Tuesday the carrier will post a loss this year because four other Arab countries have severed land, air and sea links with Qatar. Akbar ...
Feb 13, 2018
'LOVE' returns: Philadelphia park gets its sculpture back
PHILADELPHIA - “LOVE” returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The famous 1976 Robert Indiana sculpture was brought back to its namesake downtown park o...
Feb 13, 2018
Egypt orders ban on SNL Arabia over 'sexual expressions'
CAIRO - Authorities in Egypt have ordered a ban on airing the Arabic version of the hit U.S. satirical show Saturday Night Live for allegedly using “sexual expressions,” an official said T...
Feb 13, 2018
Police say suspected carbon monoxide leak symptoms were pot brownie effects
NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA, Ont. - Police in Ontario say suspected carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms among a group of vacationers last weekend turned out to be the effects of consuming too many marijua...
Feb 13, 2018
Quebec coroner's report into ride-sharing death a warning to users
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is warning ride-sharing users they don’t have any guarantees about the state of the vehicle they’re getting into. Dr. Jean Brochu said raising awareness was his...
Feb 13, 2018
Toronto Argonauts sign veteran defensive backs Sears Jr., Gabriel to extensions
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed defensive backs Jermaine Gabriel and Johnny Sears Jr. to one-year contract extensions through the 2018 season Tuesday. Gabriel, 27, of Toronto, has played in 72 ...
Feb 13, 2018
Veteran Blue Jays radio broadcaster Jerry Howarth announces retirement
TORONTO - Longtime Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster Jerry Howarth will not return to the booth in 2018. Howarth announced his retirement Tuesday after 36 years of calling Blue Jays games. The 71-ye...
Feb 13, 2018
Guatemalan ex-president, Oxfam chief held in corruption case
GUATEMALA CITY - Prosecutors said Tuesday they have detained ex-President Alvaro Colom and nearly his entire former Cabinet, including the current chairman of Oxfam International, in a Guatemala corru...
Feb 13, 2018
Justice minister defends saying Canada 'must do better' in wake of Boushie trial
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould doubled down Tuesday on her controversial reaction to the Colten Boushie verdict, saying a federal justice minister should be responsive to Canadians who speak out and pr...
Feb 13, 2018