Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dina Merrill, heiress and actress, dead at 93
NEW YORK - Dina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become a movie star, often portraying stylish wives or “the other woman,” has died at age 93. Merrill, ...
May 23, 2017
Disruptive passenger in Trump cap delays Shanghai flight
BEIJING - A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Fra...
May 23, 2017
High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Supreme Court’s ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral m...
May 23, 2017
In Syria's devastated twin towns, tears mix with rubble
ZABADANI, Syria - Arriving with her husband and 10-year-old daughter to check on their home for the first time in five years, Adibeh Ghosn had trouble recognizing the neighbourhood. In disbelief, she ...
May 23, 2017
Only on AP: CEO pay climbed faster last year, up 8.5 per cent
NEW YORK - The typical CEO at the biggest U.S. companies got an 8.5 per cent raise last year, raking in $11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation last year, according to a study by executi...
May 23, 2017
Stephen King calls Islamic State 'rogue cult' on Twitter
BANGOR, Maine - Horror author Stephen King says Islamic State is a “rogue cult” and that the group’s bombings will eventually lead to its undoing. King made the comments via his Twit...
May 23, 2017
Concert security in focus after Manchester bombing
TORONTO - Avid concertgoer Mark Churaman can’t shake the disturbing images of the suicide bombing that tore through the Manchester Arena on Monday night. He was at the venue himself a few years ...
May 23, 2017
Kids of anti-vaccination parents stigmatized more than their parents: study
VANCOUVER - Children who aren’t vaccinated face harsher judgment than their parents who refused immunization, says a study examining attitudes involving a contentious public health issue for whi...
May 23, 2017
Canadian kayaker David Ford ready to ride the rapids one more season
TORONTO - In nearly three decades as Canada’s finest whitewater kayaker, David Ford has shattered stereotypes about age and high performance. The five-time Olympian recently earned a spot on the...
May 23, 2017
Lawsuit: Mississippi fails to educate black children equally
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi is denying good schools to African American students in violation of the federal law that enabled the state to rejoin the union after the Civil War, a legal group alleged ...
May 23, 2017