Category Archives: Canadian Press
Charges laid alleging death threats against B.C.'s premier, Speaker
VICTORIA - A woman faces charges of uttering death threats aimed at Premier Christy Clark and Speaker of the legislature Steve Thomson over allegations she left threatening telephone messages at two K...
Jun 27, 2017
Toronto airport to host 150 live music shows to celebrate Canada 150
TORONTO - Travellers at Canada’s busiest airport will get to enjoy live music this summer as part of the country’s 150th birthday celebrations. The YYZ Live performance series at Toronto&#...
Jun 27, 2017
Yellen: Banking reforms should avert future financial crisis
LONDON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that she believes banking regulators have made enough improvements to the financial system that the world will not experience another financial...
Jun 27, 2017
Correction: F Lee Bailey-Bankruptcy story
PORTLAND, Maine - In a story June 27 about F. Lee Bailey’s bankruptcy, The Associated Press incorrectly identified his bankruptcy attorney. The attorney is James Molleur, not John Molleur. A cor...
Jun 27, 2017
Alberta scientist mark Canada's birthday in a really, really small way
EDMONTON - Scientists at the University of Alberta are celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday on a nanoscale. They believe they have created the world’s smallest sculpture of a maple leaf, me...
Jun 27, 2017
No immediate end to testy relationship between Vancouver crow and Canada Post
VANCOUVER - Snow, rain and heat don’t stop mail carriers from making deliveries, but Canada Post draws the line at crows. The Crown corporation has stopped delivery to several homes on Vancouver...
Jun 27, 2017
Randy Chevrier retires a Calgary Stampeder after 16-year pro football career
CALGARY - Longtime long-snapper Randy Chevrier has retired a Calgary Stampeder. The 41-year-old from Montreal played the majority of his 16-year professional football career with the Stampeders from 2...
Jun 27, 2017
New limbs for growing bodies: Mutilated albinos get refitted
NEW YORK - Baraka Cosmas, 7, is missing half his right arm. Mwigulu Matonange, 14, lost his left arm. Emmanuel Festo, 15, lost his right, plus the fingers of his left hand. Pendo Sengerema, 16, had an...
Jun 27, 2017
Finding comfort, and North Korea, in a tiny restaurant
INCHEON, Korea, Republic Of - The little restaurant isn’t much to look at. It’s across the street from an empty lot in a city where bland high-rise apartment buildings sprawl in every dire...
Jun 27, 2017
Questions raised about Liu Xiaobo's prison medical treatment
SHENYANG, China - As recently as February, Liu Xiaobo’s brother dismissed reports that the imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace laureate might be ill. Then came the bombshell on Monday that Liu has be...
Jun 27, 2017