Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dali's bones to be exhumed in Spain for paternity test
MADRID - A Spanish judge on Monday ordered the remains of artist Salvador Dali to be exhumed to settle a paternity suit, despite opposition from the state-run foundation that manages the artist’...
Jun 26, 2017
Nunavut's suicide strategy includes Facebook, giving communities more control
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Social media plays a central role in a five-year plan aimed at reducing the number of suicides in Nunavut. “Just about everyone up here has a Facebook account,” said Dav...
Jun 26, 2017
Liberals launch counter-radicalization centre, adviser to be appointed later
OTTAWA - The federal government’s long-promised counter-radicalization centre is now open, but the appointment of a special adviser to shape a national strategy could be months away. The governm...
Jun 26, 2017
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran quarterback Drew Willy to one-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran quarterback Drew Willy to a one-year contract Monday. Willy played for the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers last season. He was released by ...
Jun 26, 2017
Chronology of events in former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's case
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A sentencing hearing is being held for former Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of eight seniors in her care, as well as fou...
Jun 26, 2017
China sentences 16 from Australia's Crown Resorts to prison
SHANGHAI - A Chinese court sentenced 16 Australian and Chinese employees of a casino company to nine to 10 months in prison on Monday after they pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges, the company...
Jun 26, 2017
Prosecutors use Joe Arpaio's immigration talk against him
PHOENIX - Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal trial opened Monday over his defiance of the courts in traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking the most aggressive effort to hold the for...
Jun 26, 2017
What's happened to the pro-gun wish list in Washington?
ATLANTA - Gun rights advocates entered the Trump era with high hopes. After years of frustration they thought a gun-friendly president and Congress would advance their agenda. At the top of the list: ...
Jun 26, 2017
Engineers use replica to pinpoint California dam repairs
LOGAN, Utah - Inside a cavernous northern Utah warehouse, hydraulic engineers send water rushing down a replica of a dam built out of wood, concrete and steel - trying to pinpoint what repairs will wo...
Jun 26, 2017
Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to forge ahead with a limited version of his ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries to the U.S. Trump hailed the decision as a...
Jun 26, 2017