Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blood spatter expert testifies he found blood on gun seized from Sandeson's safe
HALIFAX - A blood expert testifying at the murder trial of a Halifax university student says he spotted 44 spatter stains on a gun recovered from the man’s apartment in 2015. Sgt. Adrian Butler ...
May 26, 2017
UN envoy calls off Cyprus talks, no deal on peace summit
NICOSIA, Cyprus - A United Nations envoy called off talks with the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus on Friday after failing to find “common ground” on convening a final summit to...
May 26, 2017
Michael DiPietro doing his part to get Windsor to the Memorial Cup final
WINDSOR, Ont. - Windsor Spitfires coach Rocky Thompson isn’t asking his team to play a perfect game at the Memorial Cup. It hasn’t been needed with Michael DiPietro in net. “When we ...
May 26, 2017
Nova Scotia premier accuses Tories of failing to explain '$500 million hole'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has sharpened his political attacks on Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie with only a few days of campaigning left before Tuesday’s provin...
May 26, 2017
At least 28 killed in ambush attack on Christians in Egypt
CAIRO - Masked gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Coptic Christians to a monastery south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least 28 people, and Egypt responded by launching airstrikes against what it said we...
May 26, 2017
91 killed, 110 missing in Sri Lankan floods, mudslides
BELLANA, Sri Lanka - Floods and torrents of mud unleashed by heavy rains in Sri Lanka killed 91 people and left 110 others missing Friday. Authorities appealed for international help for rescue and re...
May 26, 2017
Lego giraffe to be named in honour of giraffe-loving boy
BOSTON - A giant Lego giraffe is being renamed to honour a giraffe-loving Massachusetts boy who died last month. Legoland Discovery Center Boston says the giraffe outside its headquarters, built with ...
May 26, 2017
Museum showcases relics from Hatfield & McCoy feud
Hatfields and McCoys mingle peacefully in the mountainous region where their families waged one of America’s most famous feuds. Now a museum near the Kentucky-West Virginia border is showcasing ...
May 26, 2017
D'oh? No! Homer and 'The Simpsons' team earn Hall tribute
Steve Sax won two World Series rings, was a five-time All-Star and got nearly 2,000 hits in the big leagues. Yet to many fans, it’s those half-dozen lines he uttered to a bunch of yellow cartoon...
May 26, 2017
G7 leaders agree on counterterrorism, but clash with Trump on climate, trade
TAORMINA, Italy - Donald Trump and his six fellow G7 leaders, who seemed to take up a lot less space next to the larger-than-life U.S. president, agreed Friday to do more to counter violent extremism,...
May 26, 2017