Category Archives: Canadian Press
Inuit upset about Russian rocket splashdown in Arctic waters
An international Inuit group is angry they weren’t informed that a rocket stage likely containing highly toxic fuel is set to splash down in waters they routinely hunt for food. Okalik Eegeesiak...
Apr 24, 2018
Quebec mosque shooting suspect couldn't invoke NCR defence: psychiatrist
QUEBEC - Alexandre Bissonnette was hoping for a defence of not criminally responsible when he faked having psychotic symptoms such as hearing voices, a forensic psychiatrist hired by the defence said ...
Apr 24, 2018
Ottawa imposes new measures on fishermen in effort to protect endangered whales
FREDERICTON - Ottawa is imposing strict new measures on the lobster fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in an effort to protect North Atlantic right whales. A total of 18 North Atlantic right whales w...
Apr 24, 2018
Ibrahim Nasrallah wins Arabic book prize for dystopian novel
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Jordanian-Palestinian writer Ibrahim Nasrallah has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction with a novel about humanity’s capacity for savagery. “Th...
Apr 24, 2018
Accused in van attack a former 'below-average' CAF recruit, but no red flag: source
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - The man accused in a van attack that left 10 people dead in Toronto had spent two months with the Canadian Armed Forces last year, and was considered a below-average recruit who ...
Apr 24, 2018
Masseuse accuses Marvel's Stan Lee of fondling himself
CHICAGO - A Chicago masseuse is suing Marvel Comic’s Stan Lee, accusing him of inappropriate behaviour during two massages in 2017. Maria Carballo filed the lawsuit Monday seeking more than $50,...
Apr 24, 2018
Comey book sells more than 600,000 copies in first week
NEW YORK - James Comey’s “A Higher Loyalty” had a very big opening week. Flatiron Books announced Tuesday that sales topped 600,000 copies, a number that includes print, audio and e-...
Apr 24, 2018
Finding enough workers still challenge as Nova Scotia rolls out pre-primary
HALIFAX - Private and non-profit child care operators in Nova Scotia say it remains to be seen how their sector will ultimately be affected by the ongoing rollout of universal pre-primary for four-yea...
Apr 24, 2018
Combat 'vile' material faster and better, or else, G7 tells internet companies
TORONTO - Canada and it G7 partners warned the world’s biggest internet companies on Tuesday to do a better job of deleting “vile” material from their platforms and dangled the threa...
Apr 24, 2018
Quebec hoping to reduce use of paper in justice system
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it hopes to greatly reduce the use of paper in the province’s judicial system in order to make it much more efficient. The emphasis on making sure documents...
Apr 24, 2018