Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tax haven controversy deals another body blow to Trudeau's middle-class brand
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s politically bruised promise to ensure “tax fairness” for the middle class took another beating Monday amid unfolding revelations about the widesprea...
Nov 06, 2017
Police say girl died after falling from window of highrise in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - RCMP in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby say the death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a highrise is not considered suspicious. Cpl. Daniela Panesar says the child fell from a w...
Nov 06, 2017
UN weather agency: 2017 set to be among top 3 hottest years
GENEVA - The U.N.’s weather and climate agency says 2017 is set to become the hottest year on record aside from those impacted by the El Nino phenomenon. The World Meteorological Organization sa...
Nov 06, 2017
New Argentina probe says prosecutor Nisman was murdered
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A new police report has dramatically revived one of the greatest criminal mysteries in Argentine history - the possible murder of a crusading prosecutor that has roused grave...
Nov 06, 2017
Officials: Possible tornado injures 8 in small Ohio city
CELINA, Ohio - At least eight people have been injured after a possible tornado hit a small Ohio city. Mercer County officials say six people were hurt when a restaurant in Celina (suh-LEYE’-nuh...
Nov 06, 2017
Trump could face thorny issues on South Korea visit
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Tuesday on the second leg of his first official Asian tour. While Trump will be looking to use his trip to strengthen Washi...
Nov 06, 2017
3 Britons kidnapped in Nigeria are freed; 1 is killed
LONDON - A British missionary who was kidnapped in Nigeria last month has been killed, but three others have been freed, the U.K. government said Monday. The Foreign Office said that Alanna Carson, Da...
Nov 06, 2017
Dorion believes Duchene is the top-6 forward to take Sens to the 'next level'
OTTAWA - After months of waiting, Matt Duchene feels he is finally closer to “playoff hockey.” Duchene skated in his first practice with the Ottawa Senators on Monday, something he admitte...
Nov 06, 2017
Susan Linnee, ex-AP bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, dies
MINNEAPOLIS - Susan Linnee, who rose from a radio stringer in Latin America to become a groundbreaking Associated Press bureau chief in Spain and Kenya, has died at age 75. Linnee, who had recently be...
Nov 06, 2017
Former Stampeders linebacker accused of killing wife
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah authorities say a former Calgary Stampeders linebacker is suspected of killing his wife. Prosecutors said in a news release Friday that Anthony D. McClanahan has been arrested bu...
Nov 06, 2017