Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario's top court upholds conviction, sentence for Const. James Forcillo
TORONTO - Ontario’s top court has dismissed the appeal of a Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a troubled teen on an empty streetcar, ruling Monday tha...
Apr 30, 2018
UN Security Council delegation seeks Rohingya's safe return
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A U.N. Security Council delegation on Tuesday visited Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled military-led violence, and urged the...
Apr 30, 2018
2 rebels, civilian killed during Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India - A young man was killed and at least 14 others wounded Monday when government forces fired at anti-India protesters who were trying to help rebels escape during a gunbattle in Indian-...
Apr 30, 2018
Offices closed in flooded Fredericton, but water levels appear to be stabilizing
FREDERICTON - Bob Leonard usually lives about 120 metres from the Saint John River, but these are not usual times on Alexandra Street in Fredericton. “We had two ducks that started off on Alexan...
Apr 30, 2018
TD Bank becoming corporate member of Canadian Cybersecurity Institute
FREDERICTON - The TD Bank Group has become the first Canadian bank to join the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity - a centre for cyber technology research at the University of New Brunswick in Frede...
Apr 30, 2018
In the news today, April 30
Three stories in the news for Monday, April 30 --- TORONTO HOLDS VIGIL FOR VAN ATTACK VICTIMS The site of Toronto’s deadly van attack became a place of mourning Sunday, as streets in the city...
Apr 30, 2018
B.C. dinosaur museum closes doors over funds, operations feud in Tumbler Ridge
VICTORIA - A dinosaur museum in the tiny northeast British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge is facing a struggle against extinction as local politicians and residents feud over funding, operation, ...
Apr 30, 2018
Walmart to sell UK unit as it focuses on other markets
LONDON - Walmart is selling its British unit, Asda, to local rival Sainsbury’s for 7.3 billion pounds ($10.1 billion), a deal that lets the world’s largest retailer focus on online sales i...
Apr 30, 2018
Shot taker: Ogunbowale set for Dancing With the Stars
NEW YORK - Hooping with Kobe and Ellen. Going from the big dance to a big dance competition. Making the cover of Sports Illustrated. Oh, and those two shots. “It’s definitely been a great ...
Apr 30, 2018
Missile strikes in Syria kill over a dozen, mostly Iranians
BEIRUT - A missile attack on government outposts in northern Syria killed more than a dozen pro-government fighters, many of them Iranians, a war monitoring group and an Iranian news agency said Monda...
Apr 29, 2018