Category Archives: Canadian Press
R. Kelly case spotlights abuse of girls in the era of #MeToo
NEW YORK - The girls, a dozen of them 15 to 18 years old, file into a conference room in a downtown Brooklyn office building, taking seats in chairs carefully arranged in a circle. On the floor in fro...
Mar 18, 2019

Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples
TOKYO - Japan’s space agency said Monday that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will follow up last month’s touchdown on a distant asteroid with another risky mission - dropping an explosive on the...
Mar 18, 2019

Former PM apologizes for referring to Ontario politician as a 'little girl'
TORONTO - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney apologized Monday for using the term “little girl” to refer to an Ontario politician who left the Progressive Conservative caucus over cuts t...
Mar 18, 2019
Library opens archive dedicated to rocker Lou Reed
NEW YORK - The New York Public Library has opened an archive dedicated to pioneering alternative rock musician Lou Reed. The library acquired the archive after performance artist and musician Laurie A...
Mar 18, 2019
MLB's Leroy Stanton, traded with Nolan Ryan, dies in crash
FLORENCE, S.C. - A South Carolina man killed in a car crash last week has been identified as a former Major League Baseball player who was a member of the Seattle Mariners during its inaugural season....
Mar 18, 2019

Beto O'Rourke boasts about $6.1M in campaign's 1st 24 hours
CENTER LINE, Mich. - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke boasted Monday that the more than $6 million he raised online within a day of announcing his White House bid, the most report...
Mar 18, 2019

Trudeau fills SNC-triggered cabinet vacancy with Vancouver MP Joyce Murray
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned Monday to erstwhile leadership rival Joyce Murray to fill the second void in his cabinet triggered by the SNC-Lavalin affair. In his third shuffle in two ...
Mar 18, 2019

Operations largely back to normal at Toronto's Pearson airport after fire
TORONTO - Operations at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions. ...
Mar 18, 2019

Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram; mayor fears terrorism
UTRECHT, Netherlands - A gunman killed three people and wounded five during a mid-morning tram ride Monday in the Dutch city of Utrecht, raising the spectre of another extremist attack only days after...
Mar 18, 2019

B.C. not trying to stop Trans Mountain, but aims to protect environment: lawyer
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is not trying to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it is attempting to prevent environmental damage and hold the corporation responsible for the cleanup of a...
Mar 18, 2019