Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal grants honorary citizenship to jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal made Saudi blogger Raif Badawi an honorary citizen on Monday, voting unanimously to award the distinction to the father of three who has been languishing in jail for ne...
May 28, 2018
Iglesias loves his fans, but misses family 'like crazy'
TEL AVIV, Israel - Pop star Enrique Iglesias misses his newborn twins “like crazy.” But he says performing for his fans is the next best thing to being home. While the Spanish singer has t...
May 28, 2018
UK faces calls for anti-abortion law changes in N Ireland
LONDON - Britain’s leaders are facing increasing calls to take action to loosen abortion restrictions in Northern Ireland after the Republic of Ireland’s landmark referendum in favour of d...
May 28, 2018
Last gasp for hog farm suit: 'We don't want to be hostages'
BERWICK, Pa. - When the wind blows a certain way, residents know to head inside. Quickly. They claim the stench from an industrial hog farm on the edge of town is unbearable. The gigantic “finis...
May 28, 2018
Embattled Spanish PM to face no-confidence vote this week
MADRID - Spain’s parliament agreed Monday to subject Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to a vote of no confidence this week in the wake of graft convictions of businesspeople and officials tied to hi...
May 28, 2018
EU proposes to ban plastic straws, stirs, and cotton buds
BRUSSELS - The European Union has proposed banning plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to reduce litter spoiling be...
May 28, 2018
Teacher who stopped attack says he had to save students
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - A suburban Indianapolis teacher who was shot while tackling and disarming a student inside his classroom said Monday that his swift decisions “were the only acceptable action...
May 28, 2018
Authorities investigate death at rail crossing that reports say involved scooter
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A death at a British Columbia railway crossing is under investigation after reports say a scooter got stuck on the tracks late Saturday afternoon. Transportation Safety Board spokes...
May 28, 2018
Budget battle brews as Trump threatens another shutdown
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has warned Congress that he will never sign another foot-tall, $1 trillion-plus government-wide spending bill like the one he did in March. His message to lawmakers...
May 28, 2018
Why a judge says @realDonaldTrump can't block opponents
President Donald Trump can do many things on Twitter. He can call a former FBI director “slippery” and a former president “cheatin’.” He can spontaneously SWITCH TO ALL C...
May 28, 2018