Category Archives: Canadian Press
In world's largest refugee settlement, churches offer hope
BIDI BIDI, Uganda - Scores of thousands fled the violence of South Sudan’s civil war with little but their faith. Now, in the world’s largest refugee settlement, they are improvising churc...
Jun 20, 2017
AP-NORC poll: Few favour Trump move to ditch Paris accord
WASHINGTON - Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a new poll shows, and just 18 per cent of respondents agree wit...
Jun 20, 2017
Barclays, former CEO charged with fraud over Qatar deal
LONDON - British regulators charged Barclays bank and four former executives, including then-CEO John Varley, with conspiracy to commit fraud when they asked Qatar for a cash infusion to avoid a gover...
Jun 20, 2017
Funeral planned for Canadian killed fighting ISIL: mother
The mother of a Canadian killed while secretly fighting Islamic State militants in Syria says she’s relieved she’ll finally be able to lay her son to rest months after his death. Tina Mart...
Jun 20, 2017
Landslide buries homes and bus in western Guatemala; 11 dead
GUATEMALA CITY - Part of a waterlogged hillside broke loose and slammed into homes and vehicles in western Guatemala early Tuesday, killing 11 people. The landslide buried two houses, a small bus and ...
Jun 20, 2017
Security bill limits CSIS disruption powers, boosts review of spy services
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s sweeping new security legislation would limit - but not eliminate - controversial powers that allow Canada’s spy agency to actively disrupt terror plots. ...
Jun 20, 2017
Montreal mayor condemns U.S. withdrawal from climate change pact
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has described U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement as “nonsense.” In his opening address...
Jun 20, 2017
Canadian Holocaust scholar says he's a target of Polish 'hate' campaign
An eminent Canadian historian whose writings on the Holocaust in Poland have attracted death threats said Tuesday that fierce criticism of his research is an unjustified attack on academic freedom. In...
Jun 20, 2017
N.B. spent $13 million to find $10 million in savings, auditor says
FREDERICTON - A consultant who was paid $13 million to find savings for the New Brunswick government only saved $10 million - or less, the province’s auditor general says. Kim MacPherson said th...
Jun 20, 2017
Bill Cosby judge to rule Wednesday on releasing juror names
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The judge who presided over Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial will decide Wednesday whether to identify jurors who deadlocked in the case after a week of deliberations. Judge S...
Jun 20, 2017