Category Archives: Canadian Press
Authorities in Quebec town puzzled as massive 2,000 pound bell stolen
SAINT-RAYMOND, Que. - Officials in a town northwest of Quebec City say they’re puzzled as to how someone managed to steal the its 2,000 pound bell. Saint-Raymond spokeswoman Genevieve Faucher sa...
Aug 11, 2017
Strange circular object with steel legs baffles beachgoers
WESTERLY, R.I. - Rhode Island beachgoers are puzzled and concerned about a mysterious object lodged about 10 feet underwater just off Westerly’s East Beach. The circular object has stainless ste...
Aug 11, 2017
Wikipedia founder talks fake news and the need for neutrality at Montreal event
MONTREAL - Once dismissed as unreliable, Wikipedia has emerged as a trusted source of information in an era of fake news, its founder said Friday. Jimmy Wales said the free online encyclopedia has bec...
Aug 11, 2017
Iran opposition leader's daughter holds painting exhibition
TEHRAN, Iran - The daughter of Iran’s opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been under house arrest since early 2011, hides her pain behind abstract watercolour paintings of birds and b...
Aug 11, 2017
Dallas RB Ezekiel Elliott suspended 6 games in domestic case
DALLAS - The NFL suspended star Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games Friday, concluding after a yearlong investigation that the league’s leading rusher injured his former gi...
Aug 11, 2017
Morocco challenges North America with 2026 World Cup bid
North America has a late challenge from North Africa in the contest to host the 2026 World Cup. Morocco will also bid for the tournament, with its announcement coming on FIFA’s deadline day on F...
Aug 11, 2017
Liberals target autumn for release of homeless veterans strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to release this fall a long-awaited strategy to tackle veterans’ homelessness, which in its one of its most recent versions has placed a heavy focus on prov...
Aug 11, 2017
Reservist accused of 'racial slur' not guilty of bad conduct, striking superior
KENTVILLE, N.S. - A reservist accused of using an inappropriate term for a black co-worker’s hair and of later striking a supervisor has been found not guilty. The Aug. 3 court martial decision ...
Aug 11, 2017
On the rise: Get to know budding tennis rising star Denis Shapovalov
Canadian teen tennis sensation Denis Shapovalov had the biggest win of his young career on Thursday night when he upset top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 at the Rogers Cup. While the...
Aug 11, 2017
Beyond bluster, US, NKorea in regular contact
WASHINGTON - Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist count...
Aug 11, 2017