Category Archives: Canadian Press
Emerald weighing more than 600 pounds found in Brazil
SAO PAULO - Miners have found a 4.3-foot (1.3-meter) tall emerald weighing more than 600 pounds (272 kilograms) in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. Paulo Santana of Brazil’s National ...
May 23, 2017
Lawmakers probe US contractor in Iraq sex trafficking case
WASHINGTON - A congressional investigative panel is demanding documents and testimony from an embattled U.S. defence contractor accused of failing to promptly disclose human trafficking on a base in I...
May 23, 2017
Natural centre Gabriel Vilardi growing into role on wing with Spitfires
WINDSOR, Ont. - Windsor Spitfires coach Rocky Thompson is using forward Gabriel Vilardi as much as possible, but the top prospect had to be willing to adapt to make it happen. The 17-year-old Vilardi ...
May 23, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, May 23 --- TERRORISM TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT NATO, G7: The deadly bombing in Manchester has thrust the familiar scourge of terrorism back onto the world stag...
May 23, 2017
Terrorism to take centre stage when Trudeau meets with NATO, G7 counterparts
OTTAWA - The deadly bombing in Manchester has thrust the familiar scourge of terrorism back under the spotlight as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for high-level meetings with allies overseas. ...
May 23, 2017
Florida man allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania girlfriend in Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say a Florida man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking his girlfriend while visiting an acquaintance in Kingston, Ont. They say the accused and two wo...
May 23, 2017
One-third of Ontario's 6.6M workers vulnerable, says new report
TORONTO - New technology, a shrinking manufacturing sector and fewer union jobs, among other factors, have left approximately one-third of Ontario’s 6.6 million workers vulnerable, says a govern...
May 23, 2017
Toronto actress Karen David on meeting Manchester victim at fan convention
TORONTO - “Once Upon a Time” actress Karen David only met Manchester bombing victim Georgina Callander for a few minutes, but the sparkling 18-year-old’s embrace is ingrained in her ...
May 23, 2017
Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman sidelined after abdominal surgery
TORONTO - World figure skating bronze medallist Gabrielle Daleman will be sidelined for two weeks after surgery to remove an abdominal cyst. The 19-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., was forced to miss th...
May 23, 2017
Man, 44, born and raised in Canada, wins reprieve from removal to Mexico
TORONTO - A father of three who was born in Canada and lived his entire life here has won a reprieve on a technicality from being expelled. In a recent decision, a Federal Court judge in Toronto said ...
May 23, 2017