Category Archives: Canadian Press
Postponement talk raised for Nobel Literature Prize
COPENHAGEN - The Swedish Academy’s permanent secretary has indicated that the recent crisis within the body that hands out the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature, may mean postponing this year...
Apr 25, 2018
Letter warns Christians after yoga studio set to open in Manitoba community
BOISSEVAIN, Man. - Lindsay Alvis was excitedly preparing to open up the first yoga studio in the small southwestern Manitoba community she calls home when a letter showed up in the mail boxes of some ...
Apr 25, 2018
Nova Scotia deletes outdated 'spinster' reference from marriage law
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is modernizing its outdated marriage law by, among other things, removing references to spinsters and illegitimate children. As well, the new Marriage Act will be aligned with fe...
Apr 25, 2018
Driver was operating pickup truck while seated in folding lawn chair, police allege
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police say a driver pulled over in Thunder Bay, Ont., had an unusual seating arrangement - a folding lawn chair where a driver’s seat should have been. They say an officer st...
Apr 25, 2018
Chemical weapons team gathers more samples from Syrian town
BEIRUT - Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog made a second visit Wednesday to a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, collecting samples from a new location that will be sent...
Apr 25, 2018
Lax vetting on Trump nominees begins to frustrate senators
WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs skids to a halt, senators from both parties are voicing frustration that the White House is skipping crucial vetting of nom...
Apr 25, 2018
Indian court jails spiritual guru for life in rape case
NEW DELHI - An Indian court on Wednesday found a high-profile spiritual guru guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013 and sentenced him to life in prison. The verdict against 77-year-old Asar...
Apr 25, 2018
Korean leaders seek to control optics at historic summit
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Kim Jong Un will be in uncharted territory when the third-generation autocrat walks across the border and into the southern half of the Demilitarized Zone separating the ri...
Apr 25, 2018
Decorated Canadian pairs skaters Duhamel and Radford officially retire
OTTAWA - Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, who teamed up for two pairs world championship titles and three Olympic medals over their careers, have officially announced their retirement from competitive...
Apr 25, 2018
GOP unsettled by narrow win in US House race in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. - It took a big money push from the Republican Party, tweets by the president and the support of the state’s current and former governors, but the GOP held onto an Arizona U.S. H...
Apr 25, 2018