Category Archives: Canadian Press
Burton Cummings recovering from several injuries suffered in crash
Canadian music icon Burton Cummings says he is recovering from several injuries he suffered in a car crash last Sunday in Los Angeles. In a lengthy Facebook post, the Winnipeg rocker and former frontm...
May 16, 2018
Estonian municipality put cannabis leaf on flag
COPENHAGEN - The southern Estonian municipality of Kanepi has a cannabis leaf on its new flag - because that’s what its name means in Estonian. Andrus Seeme, mayor for Kanepi’s 2,500 souls...
May 16, 2018
Mulroney children to act as bridesmaid-page boys at royal wedding
TORONTO - Saturday’s nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will likely have a youthful charm and a Canadian helping run things behind the scenes, says a British royalty expert, after word t...
May 16, 2018
Watchdog: Chlorine used in Syrian town of Saraqeb
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The international chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday that chlorine was likely used as a weapon in the rebel-held northern Syrian town of Saraqeb in early February, the l...
May 16, 2018
Plan to ease penalties for corporate crime has drawbacks: internal analysis
OTTAWA - A federal plan to take a bite out of corporate crime by allowing prosecutors to suspend criminal charges against companies has potential downsides, an internal analysis says - including the r...
May 16, 2018
In the news today, May 16
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 16 --- MORNEAU TO ENUNCIATE TRANS MOUNTAIN VISION Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide an update today on the status of his talks with Kinder Morgan to...
May 16, 2018
Trudeau uses NYU graduation speech to criticize growth in identity politics
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first order of business after descending on Donald Trump’s hometown Wednesday was to enlist thousands of newly minted American university graduat...
May 16, 2018
Leaders' election promises on child care, gas prices, vague on details today
TORONTO - The leaders of two of Ontario’s main political parties trumpeted major campaign promises Wednesday - lower gas prices and subsidized child care - that they said would make life more af...
May 16, 2018
Photos of Kurt Cobain's death scene will not be made public
SEATTLE - The Washington State Court of Appeals has ruled that photographs from the scene of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s death will not be released publicly. KING5-TV reports the court ruled ...
May 16, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Washington leads series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Boston 107 Cleveland 94 (Boston leads series 2-0) — IIHF World Championship At Cope...
May 16, 2018