Category Archives: Canadian Press
Worker fired for breaching policy, not over drug problem, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal in a case involving an Alberta worker who was fired by a mining company after testing positive for drug use. In an 8-1 ruling, the court sa...
Jun 15, 2017
Doctors say US student freed by North Korea has brain damage
WYOMING, Ohio - An American college student who emerged from prison in North Korea in a coma has severe brain damage, but doctors don’t know what caused it, a medical team treating him in Ohio s...
Jun 15, 2017
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito starts 5-day visit to Denmark
COPENHAGEN - Japan’s future sovereign, Crown Prince Naruhito, has started a five-day visit to Denmark after the Japanese parliament last week passed a law allowing his father, Emperor Akihito, t...
Jun 15, 2017
Swimming robot to probe damage at Japan nuclear plant
YOKOSUKA, Japan - A Japanese industrial group unveiled Thursday a robot designed for underwater probes of damage from meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant after the March 2011 earthquake ...
Jun 15, 2017
Kevin Loring to lead National Arts Centre's new indigenous theatre department
Award-winning Canadian playwright, actor and educator Kevin Loring has been named the first-ever artistic director of indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre. The new department’s inaugur...
Jun 15, 2017
Georgia official discounts threat of exposed voter records
ATLANTA - After a researcher notified officials of a major security lapse at the centre managing Georgia’s election technology, leading computer scientists urged the state’s top elections ...
Jun 15, 2017
Trump attends Gorsuch's Supreme Court ceremony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump paid a brief visit Thursday to the Supreme Court, where he had a front-row seat but no formal role in a courtroom ceremony honouring his high court pick and the new...
Jun 15, 2017
Gov't report: Health care deductibles higher under GOP bill
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump promised to make health care more affordable but a government report finds that out-of-pocket costs - deductibles and copayments - would average 61 per cent higher ...
Jun 15, 2017
In Burkina Faso, living with risk of terror is new reality
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Gaetan Santomenna lost his wife, his 9-year-old son and his mother the night jihadists attacked his cafe in Burkina Faso’s capital before striking a nearby hotel. Now...
Jun 15, 2017
Palestinian mayor in West Bank brushes off his violent past
HEBRON, Palestinian Territory - For Palestinians, the new mayor of Hebron is a hero who they hope will improve their city. But to Israelis, the new leader of the divided West Bank city is an unrepenta...
Jun 15, 2017