Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump calls North Korea 'brutal' after US student's death
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is calling North Korea a “brutal regime” following the death of American college student Otto Warmbier (WARM’-beer). Trump says, “Lot of bad...
Jun 19, 2017
Trump welcomes president of Panama to White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump welcomed the president of Panama to the White House on Monday, pointing to the United States’ role in the construction of the Panama Canal at the start of his...
Jun 19, 2017
Assault charge against Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams stayed by the Crown
VANCOUVER - An assault charge against Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams in connection with an alleged domestic incident last week was stayed on Monday. A spokesperson for the B.C. Prosecut...
Jun 19, 2017
Commons committee issues indigenous suicide study with 28 recommendations
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee looking at the issue of indigenous suicide is urging the federal government to make sure aboriginal communities have resources available after hours and on weeken...
Jun 19, 2017
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to expand to Japan this year
NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plans to expand - into the House of the Rising Sun. The Cleveland-based museum has announced plans to create a permanent presence in Tokyo. A short-term exhib...
Jun 19, 2017
2 deputies injured in courthouse shooting; suspect dies
MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Two deputies were injured Monday in a shooting at a Tennessee county courthouse, and authorities said the shooter died. Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott said...
Jun 19, 2017
House Dems question Flynn disclosures of Middle East travel
WASHINGTON - Two top House Democrats are questioning whether Michael Flynn failed to report a 2015 trip to the Middle East to federal security clearance investigators, a potential omission that could ...
Jun 19, 2017
Black bears kill 2 in Alaska, including teen in extreme race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That’s wh...
Jun 19, 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says two killed in construction accident
COME BY CHANCE, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro confirmed Monday the deaths of two workers during construction of a transmission line just west of Come by Chance. The victims were employees of ...
Jun 19, 2017
NewsAlert: American student freed from North Korea dies, family says
CINCINNATI - Otto Warmbier, the American student freed from North Korea, has died, his family says in a statement released by an Ohio hospital. More to come. The Associated Press
Jun 19, 2017