Category Archives: Canadian Press

Prosecutors drop most remaining cases in fatal prison riot
DOVER, Del. - Delaware prosecutors dismissed all but three remaining cases Friday against inmate defendants charged in a deadly riot at the state’s maximum-security prison. The decision came aft...
Mar 15, 2019

FIFA push to spread 2022 World Cup faces Qatari resistance
MIAMI - Concerned by political and logistical impediments, FIFA will face resistance in Qatar to attempts to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams and spread games across the Persian Gulf, people with...
Mar 15, 2019

Ottawa, B.C. announce five-year salmon restoration fund to rebuild wild stocks
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments are preparing to cast a net to find new ways of protecting wild salmon habitat and restoring stocks. Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkins...
Mar 15, 2019

Tory leader issues new statement on attacks including mention of Muslims
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer issued two statements on the terrorist attacks in New Zealand on Friday - the second after being criticized for not mentioning in the first that the attack w...
Mar 15, 2019

Council of Saskatchewan city apologizes for comments in group home debate
WEYBURN, Sask. - City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabi...
Mar 15, 2019
Netflix cancels 'One Day at a Time' reboot after 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES - Netflix is cancelling “One Day at a Time” after three seasons. In a statement Thursday, the streaming service’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, called it “di...
Mar 15, 2019

Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign says the Vermont senator has been treated at a walk-in clinic for a minor injury while campaigning in South Carolina. Campaign spokesman Ariann...
Mar 15, 2019

Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia’s treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the additi...
Mar 15, 2019

Gord Downie sculpture unveiled at Halifax City Hall's reconciliation space
HALIFAX - A Gord Downie tribute sculpture has been unveiled at Halifax City Hall, in a room that aims to foster conversations about Indigenous history and reconciliation. The sculpture was created by ...
Mar 15, 2019
LL Bean pleased with 2018 performance, awards bonuses
FREEPORT, Maine - L.L. Bean enjoyed a small increase in sales in the past year, enough so that it’s restoring bonuses for its 5,400 eligible workers, officials said Friday. The Maine-based retai...
Mar 15, 2019