Category Archives: Canadian Press
Norway opens probe into why cruise ship ventured into storm
COPENHAGEN - Norwegian officials have opened an investigation into why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,370 people set sail along the country’s often wild western coast despite storm warnings,...
Mar 25, 2019

15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Norwegian officials are investigating why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people, including 15 Canadians, set sail despite storm warnings and forced a major evacuation after...
Mar 25, 2019
Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers dies at age 76.
LONDON - Influential singer, songwriter and producer Scott Walker, whose hits with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s included “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” has died. He was 76....
Mar 25, 2019
Russia savors Mueller's report but expects tensions to stay
MOSCOW - Russia savored an “I told you so” moment Monday after special counsel Robert Mueller found no collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow. Government offi...
Mar 25, 2019

Pakistan charges former policeman in killing of male model
KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan has charged a former police officer in last year’s high-profile killing of a 27-year-old aspiring male model whose death triggered nationwide protests by members of ...
Mar 25, 2019
Afghan official: Taliban killed 33 troops, police in Helmand
KABUL - A devastating Taliban attack over the weekend on an Afghan army outpost in southern Helmand province killed 26 soldiers and seven policemen, a provincial official said Monday - casualties the ...
Mar 25, 2019

Thai parties jostle for power after 1st election since coup
BANGKOK - The two top parties began angling for the upper hand in forming a new government in Thailand on Monday after partial results showed no group won a majority of seats in the country’s fi...
Mar 25, 2019

In the news today, March 25
Five stories in the news for Monday, March 25 --- TRUDEAU DELIVERS CAMPAIGN STYLE SPEECH AT NOMINATION EVENT Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech in Vancouver-Kingsway riding last night as...
Mar 25, 2019

Assault trial begins for Joshua Boyle, former Afghanistan hostage
OTTAWA - Lawyers for Joshua Boyle will vigorously challenge the credibility of one of his alleged victims - his wife Caitlan Coleman, a Crown attorney predicted Monday at the outset of the long-awaite...
Mar 25, 2019

'I'm really happy:' Edmonton judge rules Omar Khadr's sentence has expired
EDMONTON - The last legal restrictions on Omar Khadr were lifted Monday when an Alberta judge ruled that a war crimes sentence for the former Guantanamo Bay prisoner has expired. “I’m real...
Mar 25, 2019