Category Archives: Canadian Press
Teacher: Board head should resign; marshal 'needs training'
ABBEVILLE, La. - Waving signs heralding free speech and chanting “Stand by Deyshia,” about 100 people gathered in a light rain Thursday to rally to support Deyshia Hargrave - the Louisiana...
Jan 11, 2018
Local governments won't say what they're offering Amazon
PHILADELPHIA - State and local governments have been more than happy to play up the amenities they think make their locations the best choice for Amazon’s second headquarters. But many of them w...
Jan 11, 2018
Michelin star boosts chef at outdoor Thai kitchen to stardom
BANGKOK - After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming outdoor kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her ...
Jan 11, 2018
8 earthquakes strike along Iran-Iraq border, rattle Baghdad
TEHRAN, Iran - A series of eight earthquakes hit the Iran-Iraq border area and rattled Baghdad on Thursday, apparent aftershocks of a temblor that struck the mountainous region in November and killed ...
Jan 11, 2018
Pakistani father of slain girl blames police for slow action
LAHORE, Pakistan - The father of an 8-year-old Pakistani girl whose rape and killing shocked the nation accused the police on Thursday of being slow to respond when his daughter went missing in easter...
Jan 11, 2018
Cosby references #MeToo movement after meal in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby referenced the #MeToo movement after a dinner at an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the 80-year-old comedian was dining with a friend an...
Jan 11, 2018
Winning at wining despite the weather: new tech on trial at Ontario vineyard
Ontario’s wine makers and grape growers are nervously watching the weather, fearing that this year’s harvest could be literally nipped in the bud by an unusually cold winter. “WeR...
Jan 11, 2018
N Korea: Popularity of 'Fire and Fury' foretells Trump's end
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has found good material to attack U.S. President Donald Trump: Michael Wolff’s bombshell new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.R...
Jan 11, 2018
Province settles $750K claim of man sexually abused as a teen by social worker
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A man who was lured from the notorious Mount Cashel orphanage at age 15, plied with alcohol and sexually abused by a social worker has reached a $750,000 settlement with Newfo...
Jan 11, 2018
Washington Post suspends reporter for inappropriate conduct
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post says it has suspended reporter Joel Achenbach for “inappropriate workplace conduct” involving women at the newspaper. The Post says Achenbach will be suspe...
Jan 11, 2018