Category Archives: Canadian Press
Terror suspect loses a legal avenue as Supreme Court declines to hear case
OTTAWA - A terror suspect has one less legal avenue to try to stave off deportation after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear his appeal. The federal government is trying to remove Mohamed Mah...
May 17, 2018
'Nowhere near close:' U.S. rebuffs Trudeau hope for quick NAFTA deal
WASHINGTON - The United States declared the NAFTA countries were nowhere close to a deal in a statement Thursday designed to douse expectations that an agreement might be just a few minor adjustments ...
May 17, 2018
About 10,000 homes were in N.B. flood areas, but damage still unclear:minister
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s environment minister has given a new sense of scale to the province’s record-setting floods, saying as many as 10,000 homes and businesses were within flood z...
May 17, 2018
Montreal to name new park after late Montreal Canadiens star Dickie Moore
Montreal is moving to name a new park after Montreal Canadiens great Dickie Moore. The park would be located in the Park Extension neighbourhood where Moore grew up. A resolution adopted by the city&#...
May 17, 2018
Ex-Ontario Tory leader Patrick Brown writing book on his 'political assassination'
TORONTO - The scandal-plagued former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party is writing a tell-all book detailing what he describes as his “political assassination.” Patri...
May 17, 2018
Miss America taps women for leadership spots
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Miss America Organization is putting women in its three top leadership positions following an email scandal involving former male leaders of the scholarship group. The organi...
May 17, 2018
Armed forces arrive in B.C. as federal assistance approved for flooded areas
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The first wave of 300 Canadian military personnel is being sent to British Columbia to help communities overwhelmed by floodwaters as parts of the province are expected to be hit w...
May 17, 2018
Cannes doc: Whitney Houston was molested by Dee Dee Warwick
CANNES, France - Friends of Whitney Houston allege the singer was molested as a child by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick in a documentary that premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival. Houston’...
May 17, 2018
Toshiba's chip sale to consortium wins regulatory approval
TOKYO - Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp. said Thursday the sale of its computer memory chip business to a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity has cleared all anti-trust regulatory ...
May 17, 2018
How many retweets to wear Crocs to graduation? 2018!
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - On a whim, a Florida high school senior asked the Crocs shoe company to supply its foam shoes for her and all of her female classmates to wear to graduation, and the company sai...
May 17, 2018