Category Archives: Canadian Press
Town votes to paint rainbow crosswalks, days after another community said no
LOGY BAY, N.L. - A small Newfoundland town council is voluntarily painting its first-ever rainbow crosswalks in support of its LGTBQ residents, taking a substantially different tact than a community f...
Apr 25, 2018
Bail hearing put over for mother of dead two-year-old Quebec girl
QUEBEC - A Quebec City woman whose two-year-old daughter was found dead last week has had her bail hearing put off until Friday. The Crown said the case against Audrey Gagnon could not proceed as sche...
Apr 25, 2018
Corrections officers charged with bribery, racketeering
COLUMBIA, S.C. - More than a dozen South Carolina corrections employees pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges related to bribery and bringing contraband into the state’s institutions, ...
Apr 25, 2018
Case of alleged Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur put over to May 23
TORONTO - Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur had his case put over until May 23 after a brief court appearance in Toronto on Wednesday. McArthur, a 66-year-old self-employed landscaper, faces eight ...
Apr 25, 2018
Police: Man killed deputy, stole his car and robbed store
NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine - A man scheduled to appear in court to face gun charges Wednesday killed a sheriff’s deputy in Maine, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store, officials said. The f...
Apr 25, 2018
Oliver Stone, visiting Iran, calls US a global 'outlaw'
TEHRAN, Iran - Oliver Stone, making his first-ever visit to Iran, says the United States is a global “outlaw” that has made a mess of the Middle East. The director of “JFK” and...
Apr 25, 2018
Emiratis investigate joke video of baby government employee
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Prosecutors are investigating a United Arab Emirates government agency’s release of an online video that was meant as a joke and that suggested an 8-month-old baby ...
Apr 25, 2018
Kuwait expels Philippines ambassador amid maid abuse dispute
KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait on Wednesday expelled the Philippines ambassador and recalled its own envoy from Manila over a growing diplomatic dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids...
Apr 25, 2018
NCAA begins work of implementing complex basketball reforms
INDIANAPOLIS - The most difficult part of the NCAA’s attempt to clean up college basketball begins now. Hours after former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the Commission on College...
Apr 25, 2018
Wenger says timing of his Arsenal departure not his decision
LONDON - Arsene Wenger says the timing of his departure from Arsenal “was not really my decision,” effectively confirming he was forced out of the English club he has managed for more than...
Apr 25, 2018