Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead
ALGIERS, Algeria - The Latest on the crash of a military plane in Algeria (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Algeria’s defence ministry says 257 people have died when a military plane carrying soldie...
Apr 11, 2018
Premier touts link connecting Newfoundland and Labrador as 'nation-building'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Premier Dwight Ball says a link connecting Labrador to the island of Newfoundland would be a “nation-building” project with benefits for all Canadians. The premier...
Apr 11, 2018
Canadian men and women go for gold in beach volleyball at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canada’s men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams will go for gold at the Commonwealth Games. Melissa Humana-Paredes of Toronto and Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, ...
Apr 11, 2018
Worker at pot dispensary charged with trafficking as police investigate robbery
HALIFAX - The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that was recently robbed at gunpoint says the police investigation into the crime has taken a wrong turn. Carl Morgan, owner of Scotia Green Dispe...
Apr 11, 2018
3 accusers confront Cosby; one calls him a 'serial rapist'
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Decades after they say Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them, three of his accusers confronted the 80-year-old comedian in court Wednesday, with on...
Apr 11, 2018
Crash kills 257 in Algeria's deadliest aviation disaster
ALGIERS, Algeria - A hulking military transport plane crashed just after takeoff in Algeria Wednesday, killing 257 people in the worst aviation disaster in the North African nation’s history and...
Apr 11, 2018
National security adviser at centre of furor over PM's India trip retiring soon
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser is on the verge of retirement - although insiders insist it has nothing to do with the controversy over his suggestion that factions in India&...
Apr 11, 2018
In the news today, April 11
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, April 11 --- TRUCK COMPANY INVOLVED IN HUMBOLDT CRASH LOSES CERTIFICATE A Calgary trucking company that owns the big rig that collided with the Humboldt Broncos ...
Apr 11, 2018
Investigation into alleged serial killer McArthur expands as new charge laid
TORONTO - The already sprawling investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur has expanded more than 40 years into the past, police said Wednesday as they laid another murder charge in the c...
Apr 11, 2018
Ex-Ontario political aide gets four months jail for deleted gas plant emails
TORONTO - A plot to delete documents about the Ontario government’s pre-election cancellation of two gas plants struck at the heart of the democratic process, a judge said Wednesday as he senten...
Apr 11, 2018