Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump donates $100,000 from salary to alcoholism research
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has donated his salary from the third-quarter of 2018 to the federal agency that researches alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The White House says Trump dona...
Jan 25, 2019
Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil; 7 dead, 200 missing
SAO PAULO - A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. Par...
Jan 25, 2019
Tyler Tardi of B.C. secures spot in Canadian junior curling final
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Tyler Tardi is one win away from capturing his third consecutive Canadian junior curling championship. The B.C. skip (9-1) advanced directly to Sunday’s final with a 7-3 w...
Jan 25, 2019
Liberals' infrastructure program problems detailed in internal documents
OTTAWA - A large number of small construction transit and water system projects funded through the first phase of the Liberal government’s infrastructure program bogged down the approval process...
Jan 25, 2019
Rapper Nelly seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging sex assault
ST. LOUIS - The rapper Nelly is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a British woman’s lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted her after a concert in England. The federal lawsuit was filed in Novem...
Jan 25, 2019
Toronto Arrows travel to New Orleans to debut in Major League Rugby pro circuit
Canadian rugby takes a big step Saturday as the Toronto Arrows kick off life in North America’s pro circuit. The Arrows, a beefed-up version of the Canadian Rugby Championship reigning title-hol...
Jan 25, 2019
Top military judge to face court martial overseen by deputy this summer
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces’ top judge is set to be tried in a court martial this spring that will be overseen by his own deputy, in a case that is shaping up as a test for the military’s...
Jan 25, 2019
5 die in crash of plane, helicopter over Italian glacier
MILAN - A midair collision between a small tourist airplane and a helicopter carrying skiers to a glacier in the northwestern Italian region of Val d’Aosta killed five people Friday, Italy’...
Jan 25, 2019
Greek lawmakers ratify Macedonia name-change deal
ATHENS, Greece - Greek lawmakers ratified an agreement Friday to end a nearly three decade-long dispute over neighbouring Macedonia’s name, in a landmark vote that will see the small country ren...
Jan 25, 2019
Civil rights museum reoffers honour to Angela Davis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama civil rights museum reversed course after a public outcry and reinstated a human rights award to activist Angela Davis that it had previously rescinded, the organization ...
Jan 25, 2019