Category Archives: Canadian Press
India police arrest man for keeping mother's body in freezer
KOLKATA, India - Indian police have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly keeping his mother’s body in a freezer for almost three years while collecting her monthly pension payments. Subhabra...
Apr 06, 2018
Ex-South Africa leader is defiant as corruption case starts
DURBAN, South Africa - Former South African president Jacob Zuma sat in the dock of a packed courtroom on Friday to face corruption charges and emerged defiant, telling supporters that the case agains...
Apr 06, 2018
Catalonia's defiant ex-leader freed on bail from German jail
NEUMUENSTER, Germany - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont walked out of a German prison Friday after posting 75,000 euros ($92,000) bail, demanding that Spanish authorities release fellow Catalan...
Apr 06, 2018
Rape victim wants Japan to do more on US military crimes
TOKYO - A woman who says she was raped by a U.S. sailor in Japan is demanding Tokyo do more to protect crime victims of U.S. military personnel stationed here. Catherine Fisher met for an hour Friday ...
Apr 06, 2018
Teens dreamed of future together before their grisly deaths
SALT LAKE CITY - They were teenagers in love, bonding after overcoming personal struggles and dreaming of a family and future together. When they vanished days after Christmas, friends and family comb...
Apr 06, 2018
Ex-teacher pleads guilty to fleeing with Tennessee student
NASHVILLE - A Tennessee teacher who set off a nationwide manhunt last year after he fled with a 15-year-old student broke down in court after pleading guilty to crossing state lines to have sex with a...
Apr 06, 2018
Opposition accuses N.B. premier of failing to act on harassment allegations
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s official Opposition has accused Premier Brian Gallant of failing to act swiftly on allegations of harassment against the Speaker of the legislature, suggesting the ...
Apr 06, 2018
Nova Scotia removes maternity leave penalties for municipal councillors, MLAs
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia deputy mayor cheered yesterday as the provincial government unveiled legislation enabling municipal councillors to take parental leave without penalty and without asking permis...
Apr 06, 2018
Olympic great Marit Bjoergen says she is retiring
OSLO - Marit Bjoergen, the most decorated Winter Olympian in history, says she is retiring from cross-country skiing. The 38-year-old Norwegian told public broadcaster NRK “I don’t have th...
Apr 06, 2018
Leading B.C. chefs send letter seeking termination of salmon farm tenures
VANCOUVER - More than 50 of British Columbia’s top chefs are calling on the province to end leases for open net-pen salmon farms dotting coastal waters. The group has sent a letter to the forest...
Apr 06, 2018