Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lawyer: Passenger took cocaine before disrupting flight
ORLANDO, Fla. - An attorney says a Canadian man took cocaine before boarding a flight where he allegedly attacked the crew with coffee pots and tried to open a cabin door. The Orlando Sentinel reports...
May 23, 2017
11 people seated on Cosby jury; defence sees race bias
PITTSBURGH - Bill Cosby’s lawyers accused Pennsylvania prosecutors of trying to systematically keep blacks off the jury Tuesday after prosecutors used their strikes to send two black women home....
May 23, 2017
Cannes festival holds moment of silence for Manchester
CANNES, France - The Cannes Film Festival paused Tuesday for a moment of silence to honour the victims of the attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Thierry Fremaux, director of t...
May 23, 2017
Roger Moore had prouder achievements than playing James Bond
LONDON - Sir Roger Moore saw more to life than a well-mixed martini. “I felt small, insignificant and rather ashamed that I had travelled so much making films and ignored what was going on aroun...
May 23, 2017
The Latest: Macron pledges improved intelligence co-operation
MANCHESTER, England - The Latest on the blast at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England (all times local): 2:10 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron walked to the British Embassy to offer suppo...
May 23, 2017
Rapper Drake says he had 'real fear' of attacks during European tour
Attacks such as the deadly bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England were a “real fear” that was “discussed frequently” while touring in ...
May 23, 2017
Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace
JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump made a personal appeal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, calling on both sides to put aside the “pain and disagreements of the past,” as he ...
May 23, 2017
Hands off US election, ex-CIA director says he warned Russia
WASHINGTON - Former CIA Director John Brennan told Congress Tuesday he personally warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential election and was so concerned about Russian con...
May 23, 2017
Analysis: In Mideast, Trump pushes shared worries over Iran
JERUSALEM - As he hopscotches through the Middle East, President Donald Trump is urging Israel and its Arab neighbours to unite around a “common cause”: their deep distrust of Iran. Trump&...
May 23, 2017
Gestures tell of friendship that toppled S. Korea president
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A steely gaze from one woman. A slight, apologetic bow from another. On the first day of the biggest trial in South Korea in years, two small gestures reflect the state of ...
May 23, 2017