Category Archives: Canadian Press
AP FACT CHECK: Prosecutors' filings do not exonerate Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is in denial when it comes to the Russia investigation and other scandals besieging him. The president insists he’s been fully vindicated by court filings rel...
Dec 10, 2018
Cyprus sees surge in migrants crossing from breakaway north
NICOSIA, Cyprus - On the final leg of his journey from Iraq to Europe, Hawye Rasool Saleh paid 400 euros ($457) borrowed from his best friend to a smuggler who would help him across the cease-fire lin...
Dec 10, 2018
New Zealand leader apologies for death of British tourist
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made an emotional apology Monday to the family of a 22-year-old British tourist who police say was murdered. Ardern spoke ab...
Dec 10, 2018
Armenian prime minister's bloc wins parliamentary majority
YEREVAN, Armenia - A bloc led by Armenia’s relatively new prime minister trounced its political foes and won an overwhelming parliamentary majority in an early election, according to results rel...
Dec 10, 2018
Church renovation lifts Christmas spirit in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - A historic renovation of the Church of the Nativity is lifting spirits in the biblical town of Bethlehem ahead of Christmas, offering visitors a look at ancient mosa...
Dec 10, 2018
Prosecutors indict Nissan's Ghosn for underreporting pay
TOKYO - Prosecutors have charged Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, another executive and the automaker itself for allegedly violating financial laws by underreporting income. The ...
Dec 10, 2018
Ellen Page steps up attack on Nova Scotia pulp mill's effluent pipeline
HALIFAX - Hollywood actor Ellen Page is doubling down on her criticism of a Nova Scotia pulp mill, rallying her 1.4 million Twitter followers against its plan to build an effluent pipeline into the oc...
Dec 10, 2018
Nearly 85 per cent of UN nations back migration deal; not US
MARRAKECH, Morocco - Defying fierce opposition from the United States and a few other nations, nearly 85 per cent of the countries at the U.N. agreed Monday on a sweeping yet non-binding accord to ens...
Dec 10, 2018
CUPE calls off Flair Airlines job action citing job security concerns
BURNABY, B.C. - The Canadian Union of Public Employees has called off a job action by 139 Flair Airlines flight attendants that was set to begin at midnight tonight. The union cites concerns for the j...
Dec 10, 2018
Russian court convicts ex-policemen of 56 murders
MOSCOW - A court in Russia’s eastern Siberia on Monday convicted a former policeman of murdering 56 women, bringing the number he is believed to have killed to at least 78. The court found Mikha...
Dec 10, 2018