Category Archives: Canadian Press
Oklahoma man convicted in 5 killings awaits sentencing
TULSA, Okla. - A 19-year-old Oklahoma man convicted in the fatal stabbings of five family members could learn Friday whether a jury thinks he should spend the rest of his life behind bars. Jurors are ...
May 10, 2018
China tech giant sidelined, US imports held amid trade spat
HONG KONG - A Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees. Tougher inspections at Chinese ports are holding up cars, apples and lumber imported from the U.S. These are among the early signs that ...
May 10, 2018
Businessman Alexandre Taillefer to preside over Quebec Liberal election campaign
MONTREAL - Following the recent announcement of several impending departures from the Quebec Liberals, a well-known entrepreneur said Thursday he will preside over their bid for re-election come Octob...
May 10, 2018
CIA nominee says she doesn't believe torture works
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee said during her confirmation hearing that she doesn’t believe torture works as an interrogation technique and that her “strong moral...
May 10, 2018
Insight or influence? Trump attorney's business scrutinized
WASHINGTON - Already under investigation for a payment to a porn star, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney is facing intensifying legal and ethical scrutiny for selling his Trump...
May 10, 2018
GOP immigration moderates seek to force House votes on issue
WASHINGTON - Republicans with moderate views on immigration defied party leaders and took steps Wednesday toward forcing campaign-season House votes on the issue. One top maverick said they had enough...
May 10, 2018
Behind the scenes of Trump's decision to abandon Iran deal
WASHINGTON - It was all there on paper in black and white, down to the precise number of centrifuges: the terms of a potential “fix” that President Donald Trump had demanded for the United...
May 10, 2018
Could disgraced attorney general be charged with a crime?
NEW YORK - Detailed accusations that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman abused women were enough to force him to resign, but are they enough to charge him with a crime? Investigators say they ar...
May 10, 2018
Google suspends all ads related to Irish abortion referendum
LONDON - Google is suspending all advertising connected to Ireland’s abortion referendum as part of moves to protect “election integrity,” the company announced Wednesday. The move c...
May 10, 2018
Australian, 104, dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland
LIESTAL, Switzerland - A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said. Exit Internation...
May 10, 2018