Category Archives: Canadian Press
Australian rules football great Lou Richards dies at 94
SYDNEY, Australia - Lou Richards, one of the first superstars in Australian rules football, has died, his former club said Monday. He was 94. Richards played for Collingwood from 1941-55. He was induc...
May 08, 2017
New Hamas chief tours native Gaza, highlights power shift
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - The newly elected leader of Hamas paid tribute in Gaza on Monday to Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, his first appearance in the new role and a sign of the gro...
May 08, 2017
Nicki Minaj pays college costs for Twitter fans
Nicki Minaj is putting some fans on scholarship. After a fan asked the hip-hop star if she would pay his college tuition on Twitter on Saturday night, Minaj agreed to pay fans’ school costs - on...
May 08, 2017
Nigeria identifies 82 freed Chibok girls; parents await word
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian newspapers published the names Monday of 82 Chibok schoolgirls set free three years after being kidnapped by Islamic extremists, but they remained behind closed doors and the...
May 08, 2017
People committing suicide because of long wait for help, N.S. Tories say
HALIFAX - The Progressive Conservatives committed $40 million to mental health services in Nova Scotia on Monday, saying the Liberals have failed to address a deepening crisis that is seeing people co...
May 08, 2017
UN climate talks begin amid uncertainty over US position
BONN, Germany - Despite uncertainties about whether the United States will remain committed to the Paris climate accord under President Donald Trump, envoys convened talks Monday in Germany on impleme...
May 08, 2017
MTV Awards salute 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Stranger Things'
LOS ANGELES - Film hit “Beauty and the Beast” and Netflix newcomer “Stranger Things” were the night’s big winners with two trophies apiece as MTV partied with its Movie &...
May 08, 2017
Caring for aging parents costs Canadians $33B a year in expenses and lost income
TORONTO - Caring for aging parents costs Canadians $33 billion a year in direct out-of-pocket expenses and time off work, a new study by CIBC says. The report also says that number will only increase ...
May 08, 2017
Five stories in the news today, May 8
Five stories in the news for Monday, May 8 --- REINFORCEMENTS DEPLOYED IN QUEBEC FLOOD FIGHT Additional Canadian military personnel have been deployed in Quebec’s vast flood zone to help exhaust...
May 08, 2017
Gas leak in coal mine in central China kills 18 miners
BEIJING - A gas leak in a coal mine in central China has killed 18 people, local authorities said Monday. The leak happened on Sunday morning when miners were working in the shaft of the mine in Youxi...
May 08, 2017