Category Archives: Canadian Press
Edmonton university recovers bulk of money lost in phishing attack
EDMONTON - An Alberta university that was defrauded of $11.8 million in a so-called phishing attack says it has recovered more than 90 per cent of the funds. Edmonton’s MacEwan University says i...
Apr 04, 2018
NewsAlert: Britain's Prince Philip recovering from surgery
LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip is recovering after a successful hip replacement operation. The 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II had the surgery at King Edward VII Hospital on W...
Apr 04, 2018
7 charged in death of radio host tied to drug ring by spouse
MAYS LANDING, N.J. - Seven people have been indicted in the slaying of a New Jersey radio show host whose murder allegedly was arranged by her late husband to prevent her from exposing a drug ring he ...
Apr 04, 2018
AP Was There: The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In the spring of 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had won victories on desegregation and voting rights and had been planning his Poor People’s Campaign when he turned his a...
Apr 04, 2018
New Chinese tariffs will force Canada to defend against U.S. competition: producers
MONTREAL - New Chinese retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will cause global disruptions and force Canadians to defend their markets against heightened American competition, say soybean, meat and chemic...
Apr 04, 2018
Bahrain's largest oil find estimated at 80 billion barrels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The small island-nation of Bahrain on Wednesday announced the discovery of 80 billion barrels of shale oil, its largest oil and gas find ever. Bahrain’s oil ministe...
Apr 04, 2018
Judge orders Maine to allow voters to rank candidate choices
AUGUSTA, Maine - A judge on Wednesday ordered Maine to allow voters to rank their candidate choices in its June primaries, even as she considers a request from the state Senate to block plans for the ...
Apr 04, 2018
Rain then fireworks kick off Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast
GOLD COAST, Australia - Fireworks followed rain Thursday as the 21st Commonwealth Games opened on the Gold Coast complete with a beach party featuring dancing lifeguards and a floating white whale and...
Apr 04, 2018
Carbon tax revenue could go straight to Ontario residents: McKenna
TORONTO - Ottawa could give revenues from a federally imposed carbon tax directly back to Ontario residents instead of the provincial government if whoever is elected in the spring election rejects a ...
Apr 04, 2018
Montreal-born yoga teacher planned breakup with alleged killer, N.S. jury told
HALIFAX - A Montreal-born yoga instructor had told friends she wanted to break up with her boyfriend hours before he allegedly murdered her and tried to kill himself inside her Halifax-area home, a Cr...
Apr 04, 2018