Category Archives: Canadian Press
Syrian refugees in Jordan's desert get solar power
AMMAN, Jordan - Syrian refugees in Jordan’s remote desert were connected to solar power on Wednesday, making their community the world’s first refugee camp to be powered by renewable energ...
May 17, 2017
Dylann Roof jail videos: Jokes, spats, no mention of 9 slain
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A week before the sentencing phase of his trial, Dylann Roof got a visit in jail from his mother, who pleaded with him to reconsider his decision to act as his own lawyer in the fat...
May 17, 2017
Residents air lifted out as rising Churchill River threatens Labrador town
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Police in Labrador say residents of a small community surrounded by water are being evacuated as an ice jam causes a river to swell and flood the area. RCMP Cpl. Rick Mi...
May 17, 2017
Festivities galore mark Montreal's 375th birthday
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to Montreal’s founders and highlighted the city’s cultural diversity on Wednesday as he joined the festivities in honour of the city&#...
May 17, 2017
Ford to cut 1,400 jobs in North America and Asia
DETROIT - Ford - facing heavy costs for new technology and slowing U.S. car sales - is cutting 1,400 non-factory jobs in North America and Asia Pacific this year in an effort to boost profits and resc...
May 17, 2017
Liberals release platform with $1.08 billion in spending, tax cuts
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberals released an election platform Wednesday that included a total of $1.08 billion in spending commitments and tax cuts over four years, along with promises to do mo...
May 17, 2017
"Small" fire breaks out in inpatient unit at hospital in St. John's, N.L.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A health authority in Newfoundland says no one was hurt when a fire broke out in one of its units and forced the relocation of patients. Eastern Health says the “small f...
May 17, 2017
Toronto police to offer $50K reward in 2016 fatal shooting of pregnant woman
TORONTO - A year after shots fired at a car killed a 33-year-old pregnant woman, Toronto police are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the conviction of those responsible. C...
May 17, 2017
New Orleans: Next Confederate statue falls to cheers, jeers
NEW ORLEANS - Workers took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in New Orleans early Wednesday as onlookers watched from lawn chairs, defiant statue supporters waved Confederate battl...
May 17, 2017
300 migrants in Sweden evacuated after 3 arson fires
STOCKHOLM - Three fires in southern Sweden apparently aimed at refugees are being investigated as arson, Swedish authorities said Wednesday. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been mad...
May 17, 2017