Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mexico: Video of soldiers killing detained man sparks uproar
PALMARITO, Mexico - A video released by Mexican media outlets Wednesday appears to show a soldier executing a civilian lying face down in the street with a shot to the back of his head. The video̵...
May 10, 2017
US cuts congressional bill deportation delays for immigrants
LOS ANGELES - U.S. authorities have said they are reducing the amount of time they will delay deporting the few immigrants in the country illegally awaiting congressional decisions to legalize their i...
May 10, 2017
Boeing halts test flights of new plane over engine issue
DALLAS - Boeing is suspending test flights of a new airliner because of a possible problem in the manufacturing of a key engine part. The company said Wednesday that it still plans to deliver the firs...
May 10, 2017
Physics professor sues FBI agent over espionage arrest
PHILADELPHIA - A physics professor once charged with plotting to provide secret U.S. technology to China sued an FBI agent in Philadelphia Wednesday over his arrest and questioned why he was targeted....
May 10, 2017
Options for truly independent Russia probe are limited
WASHINGTON - Democrats’ calls for an independent prosecutor to lead the investigation into Trump campaign contacts with Russia grew louder Wednesday in the aftermath of the FBI director’s ...
May 10, 2017
Americans divided on firing of FBI chief
Americans could be forgiven if they’re feeling a bit whiplashed by recent events in the nation’s capital. Less than a week after House Republicans voted to dismantle Barack Obama’s h...
May 10, 2017
Convicted church shooter Roof picked death over autism label
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Dylann Roof had his first appeal of his death sentence for killing nine people in a racist attack on praying worshippers in a Charleston church rejected Wednesday by the same judge wh...
May 10, 2017
Canadian defenceman Barrie to miss rest of world championship with injury
Canada defenceman Tyson Barrie will miss the rest of the world hockey championship with a lower-body injury. Hockey Canada made the announcement Wednesday on Twitter. Barrie was tied for Canadian the ...
May 10, 2017
Final results in tight B.C. election could take weeks to be finalized
VANCOUVER - Preliminary results of Tuesday’s election in British Columbia show the province heading for a minority government for the first time in 65 years, with the incumbent Liberals one seat...
May 10, 2017
Meet BlackRock, the huge asset manager pulled into Canada's political arena
OTTAWA - First they met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and again, a few months later, in New York City. They met two more times in Toronto over the last six months, most recently in...
May 10, 2017