Category Archives: Canadian Press
Puerto Rico militant leader emerges from 36 years in custody
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera emerged from house arrest Wednesday and was celebrated by supporters after decades in custody, freed in a case that made him a martyr...
May 17, 2017
US admiral: North Korea's actions 'recipe for disaster'
TOKYO - The top American military officer in the Pacific said Wednesday that North Korea’s recent military actions are “a recipe for a disaster” and warned against a sense of complac...
May 17, 2017
Clashes in Greece as thousands protest austerity
ATHENS, Greece - An anti-austerity rally in Greece’s capital turned violent Wednesday as a general strike halted flights, ferries and public transportation, and thousands joined protest marches ...
May 17, 2017
Georgia executes man who killed elderly neighbour in 1992
JACKSON, Ga. - Georgia on Wednesday carried out its first execution this year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his 73-year-old neighbour 25 years ago. J.W. Ledford’s time of death wa...
May 17, 2017
Intel spat adds to Israeli concerns about Trump visit
JERUSALEM - When Donald Trump was elected president, Israeli nationalists rejoiced that a reputed strong ally would be moving into the White House. But as Trump prepares to visit the region this weeke...
May 17, 2017
NHL 100: A look at five of the more interesting team owners in league history
Some NHL team owners are wild, meddling and free-spending. Others try to let their clubs make news on the ice instead of off it. In the latest edition of NHL 100, a weekly series from The Canadian Pre...
May 17, 2017
Saskatchewan to appeal school funding decision that it already plans to bypass
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it will appeal a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling that says the province can’t provide Catholic schools funding for students who aren’t Catholi...
May 17, 2017
Winnipeg police arrest, charge men with killing Tina Fontaine's cousin
WINNIPEG - Police have charged three men in the killing of a cousin of Tina Fontaine, a teenager whose death fuelled calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Police in ...
May 17, 2017
Voices of Iranians ahead of presidential election
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s presidential election is seen as a referendum on Hassan Rouhani’s outreach to Western nations and the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which lifted crippling inte...
May 17, 2017
Ireland to get new leader as Enda Kenny steps down
DUBLIN - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced Wednesday he is resigning as leader of the Fine Gael party, paving the way for his replacement as the country’s head of government. After meeti...
May 17, 2017