Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jerusalem cemetery goes deep underground with tunnel burials
JERUSALEM - A beehive-like structure built deep underground in Jerusalem is providing an innovative solution for the holy city’s chronic shortage of burial space for the dead. Tunnels stretching...
Nov 17, 2017
Lebanon Prime Minister Hariri's future on uncertain path
BEIRUT - Saad Hariri has seen a lot in his 47 years. His father, Lebanon’s charismatic leader and influential businessman Rafik Hariri, was assassinated in a 2005 bombing that rocked the country...
Nov 17, 2017
Pinera likely to win Chile elections, but runoff expected
SANTIAGO, Chile - Four years after leaving office as a deeply unpopular leader, Sebastian Pinera is a strong favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election in Chile, though he’s unlikely ...
Nov 17, 2017
Some residents unaccounted for after huge senior centre fire
Authorities struggled on Friday to account for the whereabouts of all the residents of a Pennsylvania senior living community after a massive blaze tore through their complex during the middle of the ...
Nov 17, 2017
Climate talks wrap up with progress on Paris rulebook
BONN, Germany - Global talks on curbing climate change wrapped up Friday, with delegates and observers claiming progress on several key details of the 2015 Paris accord. The two-week negotiations focu...
Nov 17, 2017
Federal "extreme vetting" plan castigated by tech experts
Leading researchers castigated a federal plan that would use artificial intelligence methods to scrutinize immigrants and visa applicants, saying it is unworkable as written and likely to be “in...
Nov 17, 2017
US health agency to crack down on risky stem cell offerings
WASHINGTON - U.S. health authorities announced plans Thursday to crack down on doctors pushing stem cell procedures that pose the gravest risks to patients amid an effort to police a burgeoning medica...
Nov 17, 2017
Crown seeking to revoke Const. Forcillo's bail, officer remains in custody
TORONTO - Crown prosecutors are seeking to revoke the bail of a Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a teen on an empty streetcar four years ago. Const. James ...
Nov 17, 2017
Conservation service to free B.C. deer with purple hammock twined in its antlers
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Help is on the way for Hammy, the northwestern British Columbia buck whose unusual antler adornment has endeared him to area residents and turned him into an internet sensation. ...
Nov 17, 2017
Canada to tipoff World Cup qualifying with mixed group of veteran, young players
TORONTO - Roy Rana selected a team of players from all over the world to tip off Canada’s quest for a FIBA World Cup berth. Canada’s men’s basketball roster, announced Friday morning...
Nov 17, 2017