Category Archives: Canadian Press
MSNBC's Joy Reid apologizes for 'hurtful' comments
NEW YORK - MSNBC’s Joy Reid, under fire for homophobic language in old blog posts, has apologized for any past comments that belittled or mocked the LGBTQ community and says she hasn’t bee...
Apr 28, 2018
Azerbaijan: Site of unopened Trump-branded hotel is on fire
BAKU, Azerbaijan - A building in Azerbaijan that once was intended to be a Trump-branded hotel has caught fire. Azerbaijani firefighters were on the scene of the fire at the 33-story building in the A...
Apr 28, 2018
Flood waters on the St. John River force evacuation of some homes
FREDERICTON - A steady flow of people were at Fredericton’s world-renowned Beaverbrook Art Gallery Saturday, but instead of viewing the art inside, they were there to see the flood waters of the...
Apr 28, 2018
Nicholas Butcher found guilty of second-degree murder of Kristin Johnston
HALIFAX - A jury has found Nicholas Butcher guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Kristin Johnston, rejecting his claim that he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed the Montreal-born yo...
Apr 28, 2018
Gun that killed healer matches one purchased by Canadian killed in Peru
The gun that killed a plant healer in Peru matches one purchased by a Canadian man who was slain in the Amazon rain forest earlier this month, local authorities said this week. Peru’s justice mi...
Apr 28, 2018
Shake, rattle & roll: Thousands gather for Jazz Fest Day 2
NEW ORLEANS - Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday for the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, listening to an eclectic medley of music from big-name headliners like R...
Apr 28, 2018
Officials: Suicide car bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan
KABUL - A Taliban suicide bomber attacked an army base in southern Helmand province Saturday killing four civilians and two soldiers, officials said. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor i...
Apr 28, 2018
Documents hint at Liberal plans to add social financing to more federal spending
OTTAWA - The Liberals are considering adding new funding streams to existing programs in a bid to make more federal spending friendly to social finance ideas that link the charitable and private secto...
Apr 28, 2018
Tackling reconciliation: Group tries to understand Indigenous perspectives
VANCOUVER - As Canada grapples with how to achieve reconciliation with Indigenous people, a group in British Columbia has come together to figure out how to restore relations person-to-person. About a...
Apr 28, 2018
2017 Quebec tornado cluster among largest recorded in Canada, researchers say
MONTREAL - A cluster of tornadoes that knocked down trees and tore the roof off a home in southern Quebec last June was one of the largest ever recorded in Canada, according to new research from Weste...
Apr 28, 2018