Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge blocks transfer of US citizen with ties to IS group
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from transferring an American citizen accused of fighting with Islamic State militants to Saudi Arabia, meaning he will stay for now in ...
Apr 20, 2018
Investigation says Prince was isolated, addicted and in pain
MINNEAPOLIS - After Prince had to be revived from a drug overdose a week before his death, one friend told the musical superstar that he needed to stop taking painkillers. But Prince said he couldn...
Apr 20, 2018
Website for N.S. business development agency taken down over unusual activity
HALIFAX - A Crown-owned business development agency has shut down its website after finding evidence of unusual activity that redirected visitors to porn sites. Shawn Hirtle, spokesman for Nova Scotia...
Apr 20, 2018
Authorities say motive in deputy killings may never be known
TRENTON, Fla. - Investigators in Florida say they may never know why a man – a recluse from a rural farm community who rarely ventured into town – killed two sheriff’s deputies while...
Apr 20, 2018
Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea for 9 days
BIREUEN, Indonesia - A Rohingya Muslim man among a group of 76 rescued in a wooden boat in Indonesian waters says they were at sea for nine days after leaving Myanmar, where the minority group faces i...
Apr 20, 2018
Accused killer tells murder trial he stabbed Halifax woman by accident
HALIFAX - Nicholas Butcher says he fatally stabbed Montreal-born yoga instructor Kristin Johnston by accident, and then tried to kill himself by cutting off his hand with a mitre saw. Butcher, testify...
Apr 20, 2018
Wenger stuns Arsenal team by quitting after almost 22 years
LONDON - Arsene Wenger gathered his Arsenal players to drop a bombshell before training on Friday morning. After almost 22 years in charge of the north London club, the manager was leaving. “We ...
Apr 20, 2018
Much left to fight for beyond legalization, pot activists say as they mark 4-20
TORONTO - Cannabis activists say although this year’s 4-20 celebrations across the country will likely be the last before recreational pot use becomes legal, there’s still a lot to fight f...
Apr 20, 2018
In the news today, April 20
Seven stories in the news for Friday, April 20 --- RCMP: TOO EARLY FOR CONCLUSIONS IN BRONCOS CRASH It could be weeks or even months before police know why a truck was in a Saskatchewan intersection w...
Apr 20, 2018
Koreas set up 1st hotline between leaders ahead of summit
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North and South Korea installed the first-ever telephone hotline between their leaders Friday as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear sta...
Apr 20, 2018