Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chorus of voices raise questions about Brown's fitness to run as Tory leader
TORONTO - Patrick Brown avoided the public spotlight Thursday, choosing not to respond directly to a chorus of voices inside and outside the Progressive Conservative party that raised concerns about h...
Feb 22, 2018
Florida eye doctor gets 17 years for Medicare fraud
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A prominent Florida eye doctor once accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey received a 17-year sentence Thursday for stealing $73 million from Medicare by...
Feb 22, 2018
Appeal court restores finding that P.E.I. discriminates against mentally ill
CHARLOTTETOWN - An appeal court has restored a human rights panel’s finding that the P.E.I. government discriminates against the mentally ill by denying them disability benefits. The 27-page dec...
Feb 22, 2018
Consortium aims to have Champlain Bridge built by December amid reports of delay
MONTREAL - The consortium building the new Champlain Bridge in Montreal says it is aiming to have the structure ready as planned by the end of 2018. The reassurances came Thursday as a published repor...
Feb 22, 2018
Fire marshal releases cause of fatal Pubnico Head fire that killed four children
HALIFAX - A fast-moving fire that claimed the lives of four children in rural Nova Scotia last month was ignited by heat coming from a wood stove, the province’s fire marshal confirmed Thursday ...
Feb 22, 2018
More trouble for Trudeau India trip over invitation error, claims of Modi snub
OTTAWA - The stunning oversight that allowed a man convicted of attempted murder to be invited to a party in New Delhi with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rocking Canada’s ties with India just...
Feb 22, 2018
First Nations group gets share of clam fishery, breaks Clearwater monopoly
OTTAWA - A company made up of First Nations members from Quebec and Atlantic Canada - and led by the brother of a Liberal MP - has ended a decades-long monopoly on a multimillion-dollar clam fishery d...
Feb 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia announces it will build its first opera house
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia says construction will soon begin on the first opera house in the kingdom, where concerts have been banned for two decades, along with music in restaurants a...
Feb 22, 2018
Malaysian rapper held for allegedly insulting Islam in video
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police said a popular ethnic Chinese rapper was detained Thursday over complaints that his latest music video featuring dancers wearing dog masks and performing R...
Feb 22, 2018
NewsAlert: Canada's Kevin Koe falls to U.S. in Olympic curling semifinal
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Kevin Koe will have to settle for a chance at winning a bronze medal in men’s curling at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The Calgary skip fell 5-3...
Feb 22, 2018