Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks
QUEBEC - A little more than two years after their own community came under attack, Muslims in Quebec City said they were in shock over the mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques Friday that claimed...
Mar 15, 2019
SEC charges Volkswagen, former CEO with defrauding investors
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators charged Volkswagen and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal. The charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchang...
Mar 15, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps not dwelling on the past as quest for points continues
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are not dwelling on what could have - or should have - been, says coach Marc Dos Santos. Going into the third week of their Major League Soccer season, the Whitecap...
Mar 15, 2019
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
Berlin zoo shows off new polar bear cub
BERLIN - The Berlin Tierpark zoo is showing off its new polar bear cub, a three-month-old with a cuteness and playfulness that could make her the German capital’s next animal celebrity. The bear...
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
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
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