Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hawaii officials warn residents about latest lava flow
VOLCANO, Hawaii - Hawaii officials warned residents Friday that fast-moving lava was approaching an area near homes that were previously destroyed by eruptions from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. Haw...
May 17, 2018
N.L. close to announcing funding plan on abortion pill, health minister says
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Health Minister John Haggie says Newfoundland and Labrador is close to announcing a plan on provincial funding for the abortion pill. Haggie says he wants counselling services...
May 17, 2018
Toronto FC looks to climb out of early-season MLS hole as injury list lessens
Toronto FC’s list of walking wounded is beginning to thin. And not a moment too soon. A quarter of the way through the regular season and the MLS champions are second-last in the standings at 2-...
May 17, 2018
School bus ripped apart in dump truck crash, killing 2
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. - A school bus taking children on a field trip to a historic site collided with a dump truck on Thursday, ripping the bus apart and killing a student and a teacher. The crash left th...
May 17, 2018
Cdn arms sales to Ukraine a mystery as federal government keeps mum on exports
OTTAWA - Six months after the federal government opened the door to the export of Canadian-made weapons to Ukraine, which is locked in a war with separatist rebels, it remains a mystery as to whether ...
May 17, 2018
Former SNC-Lavalin exec charged with illegal federal political contributions
MONTREAL - A former executive of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has been charged by Canada’s election watchdog with helping to orchestrate illegal political donations paid to federal political pa...
May 17, 2018
Quebec won't introduce tip-sharing mechanism sought by restaurant owners
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is nixing a proposal by restaurant owners to have a tip-pooling clause added to the province’s labour code to address a considerable wage gap among their employe...
May 17, 2018
Owner of $85M apartment offers trip to space with purchase
NEW YORK - The owner for a New York City condominium is offering a trip to outer space included with the purchase of an $85 million dollar apartment. The condo is a 15,000 square-foot duplex located o...
May 17, 2018
Seniors in long-term care facilities twice as likely to be on opioids: report
Seniors in long-term care facilities appeared to be twice as likely to be prescribed opioids compared to other people their age and three times as likely to be on antidepressants, according to 2016 da...
May 17, 2018
Ex-boyfriend of blast victim arrested on explosives charge
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Spa owner Ildiko Krajnyak was opening a package that had piled up with mail during her recent trip to her native Hungary when it exploded. News reports of the blast quickly reached...
May 17, 2018