Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police say Salvadoran suspect killed for meth
RENO, Nev. - A detective says a Salvadoran immigrant charged with four Nevada murders told police he robbed and killed his elderly victims during a 10-day rampage in January because he needed money to...
Mar 21, 2019
Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes
NEW YORK - A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump in a wave of attacks that harmed no one but spread fear of political viole...
Mar 21, 2019
Venezuelan opposition aide is seized, US and allies protest
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s top aide was taken away in the middle of the night by masked intelligence agents who broke down his door early Thursday, drawing c...
Mar 21, 2019
New populist star emerges from Dutch local elections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Netherlands woke up Thursday to a new star of right-wing populism, as the party of a Latin-quoting, philosophy-reading lawmaker surged past anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wild...
Mar 21, 2019
Canada's Alex Harvey caps historic cross-country ski career with home race
Alex Harvey isn’t planning to manage his emotions on the Plains of Abraham. The World Cup starting Friday in Quebec City is both a homecoming and a swan song for arguably the best cross-country ...
Mar 21, 2019
World No. 4 golfer Rory McIlroy to play at RBC Canadian Open this summer
HAMILTON - Rory McIlroy is - finally - coming to Canada. The world No. 4 will be coming to the RBC Canadian Open this summer, making it the first time the ultra popular golfer has ever played in Canad...
Mar 21, 2019
Dubai finds itself entangled in case against R. Kelly
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai found itself entangled in the sex abuse case against American R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday after the performer asked a U.S. judge to allow him to come to the...
Mar 21, 2019
Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offences including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent, prosec...
Mar 21, 2019
In the news today, March 21
Four stories in the news for Thursday, March 21 --- BRONCOS FAMILIES AWAIT SENTENCING FOR TRUCK DRIVER Family members forever changed by the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash are speaking out before F...
Mar 21, 2019
Scientists fear communications chill in polarized media landscape
VANCOUVER - A marine mammal scientist in Vancouver says he thinks his work has been misrepresented online and he’s worried it’s part of a trend that has him and his colleagues questioning ...
Mar 21, 2019