Category Archives: Canadian Press
From 'Jumanji' to Tarantino, Sony teases varied slate
LOS ANGELES - Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman assured theatre owners Monday that his studio is dedicated to appealing to a range of audiences - from global franchises such as “S...
Apr 24, 2018
AP Explains: Nicaragua pension changes ignite fiery protests
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua has been rocked by a week of protests in which over two dozen people have been killed. The protests quickly spread nationwide, with scenes of massive rock throwing, burn...
Apr 24, 2018
Egypt sends former anti-graft chief to prison for 5 years
CAIRO - An Egyptian military court on Tuesday convicted the country’s former anti-graft chief of insulting the armed forces and sentenced him to five years in prison, according to two defence la...
Apr 24, 2018
Support grows for Newfoundland students in town that nixed a rainbow crosswalk
SPRINGDALE, N.L. - There’s growing support for students who made another pitch to town councillors after they voted down a rainbow crosswalk in Springdale, N.L., unleashing fierce debate. But th...
Apr 24, 2018
How a small P.E.I. police force is using humour to charm the internet
KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A police force in a tiny Prince Edward Island community is building an international social media audience, leveraging irreverent humour and pop-culture references to draw an audi...
Apr 24, 2018
Quotes on the Toronto van attack
Some quotes related to the van attack in Toronto on Monday which killed 10 people and injured 15. --- “On behalf of all Canadians, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the loved ones of those who...
Apr 24, 2018
In the news today, April 24
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, April 24 --- TORONTO VAN SUSPECT TO APPEAR IN COURT The man suspected of running down numerous pedestrians with a van on a stretch of Yonge Street north of downtow...
Apr 24, 2018
UK judge rejects bid to take sick toddler Alfie Evans abroad
LONDON - A British judge on Tuesday said the parents of a terminally ill toddler cannot take him to Italy for treatment, a course of action U.K. courts have said would be futile and wrong. Justice Ant...
Apr 24, 2018
Documents show how Liberals put abortion, summer jobs on collision course
OTTAWA - It was February 2017 when the first letter about anti-abortion groups and the Canada Summer Jobs program landed in Labour Minister Patty Hajdu’s office. The Abortion Rights Coalition of...
Apr 24, 2018
Dozens injured after earthquake in southeast Turkey
ISTANBUL - Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey. The earthquake struck Samsat village in the province of Adiyaman early Tuesday at 3.34 a.m. lo...
Apr 24, 2018