Category Archives: Canadian Press
Albania's governing Socialists far ahead in early vote count
TIRANA, Albania - Albania’s left-wing Socialist Party appeared headed for a new governing mandate based on preliminary election results Monday from an election seen as crucial to the countryR...
Jun 26, 2017
China's jailed Nobel Peace laureate given medical parole
BEIJING - Imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo has been transferred to a hospital after being diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, authorities and his friends say....
Jun 26, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, June 26
Five stories in the news for Monday, June 26 --- SENTENCING HEARING TODAY FOR FORMER ONTARIO NURSE CONVICTED OF MURDER A sentencing hearing is set for today for a former Ontario nurse who murdered eig...
Jun 26, 2017
Relatives of serial killer's victims speak of pain, guilt and anger
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - One after another, family and friends of a serial killer’s victims described overwhelming guilt, anger and profound sadness when they learned their loved ones had been murdered...
Jun 26, 2017
PM Trudeau to take part in Global Citizen festival ahead of G20 in Hamburg
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will champion gender equality and other global issues at a star-studded music festival before continuing the conversation with world leaders at the G20 summit in...
Jun 26, 2017
Canada hard to define but easy to celebrate, poll suggests
TORONTO - What defines Canada? A new survey suggests the answers are as diverse as the country itself. The poll, commissioned by Historica Canada and conducted by Ipsos, asked a number of questions ab...
Jun 26, 2017
'He told you that he did it:' Jury hears final arguments in Alberta murder trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown in the triple-murder trial of a southern Alberta man told a jury they should find Derek Saretzky guilty because he confessed to police and that confession is supported by...
Jun 26, 2017
Chance honoured by Obama, '90s nostalgia rules at BET Awards
The 2017 BET Awards had stumbles, from technical problems during a performance to going well over its planned three-and-a-half hour time slot during the live show held Sunday in Los Angeles. But the s...
Jun 26, 2017
River swelling from snowmelt forces evacuation of 90 homes
FRESNO, Calif. - Authorities say 90 homes remain under mandatory evacuation orders following levee breaches along a river in California, the result of the state’s huge springtime snowpack meltin...
Jun 26, 2017
Tropical Storm Dora strengthens off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Dora was strengthening quickly off Mexico’s Pacific coast and forecasters said it could become a hurricane on Monday, bringing heavy rains without making a direct hi...
Jun 26, 2017