Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trial begins for Syrian man accused of supplying bomb parts
PHOENIX - A trial began Tuesday in the case of a Syrian man accused of supplying a component of improvised bombs used in the Iraq War, with a prosecutor saying the man had sympathized with a group tha...
Jan 30, 2018
Budget talks bogged down by immigration, deficit concerns
WASHINGTON - A week after a standoff forced a three-day government shutdown, congressional budget talks remain bogged down by Democrats’ demands to protect “Dreamer” immigrants and G...
Jan 30, 2018
Sanctioned Russian spy official met with counterparts in US
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration let a top Russian spy official visit the United States last week for meetings with U.S. intelligence officials even though there are sanctions against him that ty...
Jan 30, 2018
Worst-hit reactor at Fukushima may be easiest to clean up
OKUMA, Japan - High atop Fukushima’s most damaged nuclear reactor, the final pieces of a jelly-roll shaped cover are being put in place to seal in highly radioactive dust. Blown apart by a hydro...
Jan 30, 2018
Helicopter crashes into California home, killing 3 people
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A helicopter crashed into a Southern California home shortly after takeoff Tuesday, killing three people and injuring two others, officials said. The four-seat Robinson R44 wen...
Jan 30, 2018
Peru party loyal to Fujimori expels ex-strongman's son
LIMA, Peru - The political party loyal to former President Alberto Fujimori expelled the ex-strongman’s son Tuesday as a rift widened between his two children over the party’s botched atte...
Jan 30, 2018
Weinstein attorney: McGowan's rape allegations ' a bold lie'
LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday called actress Rose McGowan’s claims of rape against the former Hollywood producer “a bold lie.” Attorney Ben Brafman wrote in ...
Jan 30, 2018
Owner of crashed Sydney seaplane says route not authorized
CANBERRA, Australia - The owner of a seaplane that crashed near Sydney during a New Year’s Eve joy flight, killing the pilot and his five British passengers, said Wednesday that flight path was ...
Jan 30, 2018
Arsenal loses 3-1 at Swansea to damage top-4 hopes in EPL
The arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cannot come quickly enough for Arsenal. Its 3-1 loss on Tuesday to Swansea, which started the match as the Premier League’s last-place team, punctured so...
Jan 30, 2018
Private prosecution against Mount Polley mine tailings spill stayed
VICTORIA - Private charges filed by a woman relating to the 2014 collapse of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia have been stayed. British Columbia’s public prosecution...
Jan 30, 2018