Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man charged in scheme to sell paintings from $500M art heist
BOSTON - A West Virginia man tried to fetch millions for two oil paintings he did not have access to and falsely claimed were stolen in the largest art heist in U.S. history, federal authorities said ...
May 22, 2017
Female inmate in Ontario dies after being found unresponsive in cell
WINDSOR, Ont. - A woman who was found unresponsive in her cell at a detention centre in southwestern Ontario has died. A spokesman with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services says ...
May 22, 2017
Trump seeks reconsideration of sanctuary cities ruling
SAN FRANCISCO - The Trump administration filed court papers Monday aimed at getting a judge to reconsider his ruling blocking the president’s executive order to cut funding from sanctuary cities...
May 22, 2017
Experts: Traveler should have drawn scrutiny before flight
LOS ANGELES - A man acted strangely long before he caused a disturbance on a plane that prompted fighter jets to accompany it to Hawaii, but a lack of communication and an airline’s hesitancy to...
May 22, 2017
Ethics office blasts Trump refusal to disclose lobby waivers
WASHINGTON - The message from a senator to the government ethics office: Use your authority to force the president to reveal how many waivers he’s granted to ex-lobbyists in his new administrati...
May 22, 2017
Fire that destroyed Alberta church built in 1875 under investigation
MORLEY, ALBERTA, Canada - An historic 19th century church in southern Alberta has been destroyed by fire. RCMP say the McDougall Church in Morley, west of Calgary, was completely engulfed in flames wh...
May 22, 2017
UK police say apparent suicide bomber responsible for blast
MANCHESTER, England - An apparent suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert, Manchester police said Tuesday. Police said dozens...
May 22, 2017
California botulism outbreak is rare case of deadly disease
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A deadly botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold in a California gas station is a rare case of the disease that can cause paralysis and death. The outbreak ...
May 22, 2017
Dad of Times Square crash victim leaves note at her memorial
NEW YORK - The father of a Michigan tourist killed by an out-of-control driver in Times Square left a note at a memorial for his daughter, thanking New Yorkers for their support and saying her loss wa...
May 22, 2017
Brazil's Temer says he will only leave office if forced
RIO DE JANEIRO - Embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer says he will only leave office if forced out because stepping down would be an admission of guilt in a corruption scandal that has led to gr...
May 22, 2017