Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: Social media joins in Manchester's victim hunt
MANCHESTER, England - The Latest on the blast at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England (all times local): 9:00 a.m. Social media users are helping the desperate hunt for people missing in the M...
May 23, 2017
Seven stories in the news today, May 23
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, May 23 --- APPARENT SUICIDE BOMBER AT U.K. CONCERT KILLS 22 An apparent suicide bomber attacked an Ariana Grande concert as it ended in Manchester, England on Mo...
May 23, 2017
Warning of "imminent" attack, Britain raises threat level
MANCHESTER, England - As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain’s prime minister warned another attack could be “imminent,” thousands of people poured into ...
May 23, 2017
Fundraising site for Nunavut greenhouse draws dollars, encouragement and advice
QIKIQTARJUAQ, Nunavut - A teacher in Nunavut who turned to crowdfunding for a modest greenhouse to grow vegetables with his students is revising his plans after Canadians responded with a bumper crop ...
May 23, 2017
Toronto police invited to march in uniform in New York City pride parade
Toronto police have received an invitation to participate in uniform at the New York City Pride March next month. The invitation, in a letter sent last Friday, comes amid a controversy over the exclus...
May 23, 2017
Second plaintiff added to court challenge of restrictive assisted dying law
OTTAWA - A constitutional challenge to the Trudeau government’s restrictive law on assisted dying has been bolstered with the addition of a second plaintiff: a B.C. woman who suffers unbearable ...
May 23, 2017
Some recent major attacks in Europe
The deadly bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester is the latest attack in Europe in recent years. Here are some of recent major ones: -April 7, 2017: A man driving a hijacked beer truck str...
May 23, 2017
Computer beats Chinese champion in ancient board game of go
WUZHEN, China - A computer defeated China’s top player of the ancient board game go on Tuesday in the latest test of whether artificial intelligence can master one of the last games that machine...
May 23, 2017
Trump budget keeps pledges: Cuts for poor, more for military
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fulfilled a major campaign promise Tuesday, proposing a $4.1 trillion budget plan that would upend Washington in a big way. But he drew rebukes, even from some Repu...
May 23, 2017
Afghan attacks kill 8 soldiers, policeman, 7 civilians
KABUL - Militant attacks, including a Taliban assault on an Afghan military outpost, and a roadside bombing elsewhere in Afghanistan killed at least eight soldiers, seven civilians and a policeman, of...
May 23, 2017