Category Archives: Canadian Press
Scheer, Lyme and lumber: how federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - It was an intense week of repudiation on Parliament Hill. U.S. President Donald Trump entrenched - with gusto, and to Canada’s consternation - his inward-looking approach to global affa...
Jun 03, 2017
Canada downs Belgium 3-2 to open World League volleyball season
NOVI SAD, Serbia - Canada’s men’s volleyball team won its FIVB World League Group 1 opener on Friday, defeating Belgium 3-2. Set scores were 25-22, 19-25, 26-24, 23-25 and 15-13. “As...
Jun 03, 2017
If you ever do this again, we'll turn you in, pastor told killer nurse
A pastor prayed over Elizabeth Wettlaufer and told her not to kill again. A lawyer advised the registered nurse to take her murderous secrets to her grave. A Narcotics Anonymous sponsor dismissed her ...
Jun 03, 2017
Terror warning shuts German rock festival on opening night
BERLIN - German authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from a popular rock music festival Friday night after receiving a “concrete” terrorist threat. Rhineland-Palatinate gove...
Jun 03, 2017
Contrast in Styles: Vancouver Whitecaps set to host high-flying Atlanta United
VANCOUVER - Jordan Harvey was still shaking his head Sunday morning. The Vancouver Whitecaps had thoroughly dominated D.C. United the previous afternoon in almost every facet, but were stunned to walk...
Jun 03, 2017
Feds spent $707,000 spent on legal fees after child welfare decision
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister’s office says it spent $707,000 in legal fees following a landmark human rights tribunal decision on First Nations child welfare. Charlie Angus, an NDP MP a...
Jun 03, 2017
Health Canada approves three safe injection sites in Toronto
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved three supervised injection sites in Toronto, and local officials expect they will be operational be the end of the year. Necessary exemptions from the Controlled D...
Jun 03, 2017
Remains of First World War soldier from New Brunswick identified in France
OTTAWA - The remains of a New Brunswick man who died while fighting to take a French hillside during the First World War have been identified and will be given a proper burial. The Defence Department ...
Jun 03, 2017
Fake Cheesecake Factory sign sparks buzz in New Mexico city
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A construction site in southern New Mexico, which sparked buzz with a fake sign announcing it as a future home of a Cheesecake Factory, is really a future emergency centre. The Las ...
Jun 03, 2017
Driver accused of tossing kittens says she's innocent
NEW BERN, N.C. - A North Carolina woman accused of throwing three kittens from a car and running over two of them says she is innocent. WITN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2rkhuvK) that 42-year-old Cecilia...
Jun 03, 2017