Category Archives: Canadian Press
Via Rail changes policy on wheelchairs and mobility aids on trains
TORONTO - Via Rail has changed its policy on wheelchairs and other mobility aids to comply with a federal order demanding it make its trains more accessible to those who use the devices. The national ...
May 21, 2017
Toddler subject of Amber Alert in Ontario found safe, provincial police say
FORT FRANCES, Ont. - Provincial police in northern Ontario say a toddler who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. The Amber Alert was issued at about 3 a.m. Sunday and cancelled just...
May 21, 2017
Memorial park opens at site of nightclub fire where 100 died
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - Hundreds gathered Sunday at the opening of a memorial park at the site of a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people. At least 500 people, including loved ones o...
May 21, 2017
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram in Lake Chad area
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area on Saturday, killing 13 of the Islamic extremists and arresting 10 others, including six women believed to have helped smug...
May 21, 2017
Final counts in B.C. election due in days; high stakes for Liberals, NDP, Greens
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s final ballot count starts Monday to determine which party forms the province’s next government almost two weeks after election day, barring judicial recounts....
May 21, 2017
North Korea says ready to deploy, mass-produce new missile
TOKYO - North Korea said Monday it is ready to start mass-producing a new medium-range missile after a weekend test-launch confirmed its combat readiness. It called the missile, capable of reaching Ja...
May 21, 2017
Thousands in Madrid back no-confidence vote against PM Rajoy
BARCELONA, Spain - Thousands of Spaniards have rallied in Madrid to support a no-confidence vote against conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy brought by the far-left Podemos party. Podemos organi...
May 21, 2017
California Democrats take aim at Trump, GOP Congress
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s elected Democrats had tough words for President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress on Saturday, urging their party’s fired-up activists to work against the...
May 21, 2017
Trump urges Mideast nations to drive out 'Islamic extremism'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - President Donald Trump on Sunday implored Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries to extinguish “Islamic extremism” emanating from the region, describing a &...
May 21, 2017
Mom allegedly beat kids for only buying Mother's Day card
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville mother is facing two charges of child abuse after allegedly beating her daughters because they only bought her a card on Mother’s Day. The Jacksonville Sherif...
May 21, 2017