Category Archives: Canadian Press
Florida man finds bright green iguana in toilet, calls 911
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida man called 911 after going to the bathroom and finding a bright green iguana swimming in his toilet. Fort Lauderdale Battalion Chief Stephan Gollan tells the Miami He...
Mar 15, 2019

20 dead, mostly children, in Nigeria building collapse
LAGOS, Nigeria - Twenty people are confirmed dead in the school building that collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, and most of them are children, an official said Friday. Forty-three other people were r...
Mar 15, 2019
New Zealand digs graves as mosque massacre toll rises to 50
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Anguished relatives were anxiously waiting Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Chr...
Mar 15, 2019
China's premier denies Beijing tells companies to spy
BEIJING - China’s No. 2 leader denied that Beijing tells its tech companies to spy abroad and promised Friday to treat foreign and domestic competitors equally in an effort to defuse tensions wi...
Mar 15, 2019

In the news today, March 15
Four stories in the news for Friday, March 15 --- VICKERS TO ANNOUNCE IF HE’LL SEEK LEADERSHIP Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers is expected to announce today if he intends ...
Mar 15, 2019
NewsAlert: New Zealand mosque attack death toll rises to 49, official says
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the death toll has increased to 49 in the Christchurch mosque shootings. More to come. The Associated Press
Mar 15, 2019

Jury convicts Newfoundland father of first-degree murder of daughter, 5
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland mother sobbed Friday after a jury convicted her estranged husband of first-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old daughter. The jury returned Friday ...
Mar 15, 2019

Kevin Vickers announces he'll seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership
NEWCASTLE, N.B. - Kevin Vickers, hailed as a hero for helping to end the 2014 attack on Parliament Hill, is making a leap to politics with a bid for the leadership of New Brunswick’s Opposition ...
Mar 15, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines crash analysis begins; Trump calls PM
HEJERE, Ethiopia - Analysis of the flight recorders of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has begun, the airline said Friday, and The New York Times reported that the pilot requested permission R...
Mar 15, 2019

Mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
BRUSSELS - World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation Friday following the deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand, while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide...
Mar 15, 2019