Category Archives: Canadian Press
High Turkish support for Erdogan in EU worries Europeans
VIENNA - Ayhan Ogelge lives in Austria. But his heart is in his Turkish homeland and beats for its president, even as Europe’s democracies raise the alarm over the Turkish leader’s push to...
May 14, 2017
New York eyes 'textalyzer' to combat distracted driving
ALBANY, N.Y. - Ben Lieberman just wanted to find out what may have caused the head-on collision that killed his 19-year-old son, Evan, on a highway north of New York City. It took a lawsuit and six mo...
May 14, 2017
Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills 4 in eastern province
KABUL - An Afghan official says at least four people were killed when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in eastern Paktia province. Abdullah Hsrat, spokesman for the provincial governor, says two b...
May 14, 2017
Thousands march against Moscow government's demolition plans
MOSCOW - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to rally against a bill to tear down Soviet-era low-rise apartment buildings. Protesters, mostly young and middle-aged couples,...
May 14, 2017
Government scientist from DC wins Miss USA title
LAS VEGAS - Kara McCullough, a scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has been crowned Miss USA. McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia in the decades-old pageant,...
May 14, 2017
Vancouver Aquarium opposes park board proposal banning captive whales, dolphins
VANCOUVER - There will be no new whales, dolphins or porpoises kept at the Vancouver Aquarium in the future if the city’s park board approves changes to its cetaceans bylaw on Monday. It’s...
May 14, 2017
Elevator incident reports reveal litany of misery; mishaps on the rise
TORONTO - From bumps and bruises to amputations and even death, data suggests elevators in Canada are proving increasingly dangerous. In the past six years, six people have been killed and 1,225 peopl...
May 14, 2017
Canada falls to Argentina to finish in 11th place at Paris Sevens
PARIS - Jose Barros Sosa scored a late try as Argentina edged Canada 15-14 on Sunday in the Challenge Trophy semifinal at the Paris Sevens. The loss results in an 11th place finish for the Canadians. ...
May 14, 2017
Quebec lumber workers among the first to feel the pain of duty-inspired layoffs
MONTREAL - Hundreds of Quebec forestry workers are experiencing the first sour tastes from the softwood lumber battle with the United States as they prepare for the start of layoffs. Starting Monday, ...
May 14, 2017
Deadline looms for Via to respond to order to change wheelchair policy
TORONTO - A deadline is looming for Via Rail to change its policies and allow more than one person travelling in a wheelchair at a time on its trains, or prove that doing so would be far too difficult...
May 14, 2017