Category Archives: Canadian Press
Snowy owl numbers far lower than once thought
CHICAGO - Scott Judd trained his camera lens on the white dot in the distance. As he moved up the Lake Michigan shoreline, the speck on a breakwater came into view and took his breath away: it was a s...
Dec 21, 2017
USOC CEO apologizes, says he was unaware of Nassar abuse
The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee says in a letter he was not aware of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse allegations before law enforcement got involved, and that he had no knowledge of a settlement b...
Dec 21, 2017
Health authorities advise eastern Canadian consumers to avoid romaine lettuce
OTTAWA - Public health officials are advising people in eastern Canada to consider avoiding romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak that is linked to one death and 40 illnesses. Quebec and Newf...
Dec 21, 2017
Survivors of Mexico bus crash heading home, 2 victims ID'd
MEXICO CITY - Injured survivors of a tour bus crash that killed 11 foreigners including a Canadian in southeastern Mexico began leaving hospitals and heading home Thursday. Authorities said driver neg...
Dec 21, 2017
Hall of Famer Moon denies allegations in harassment lawsuit
SEATTLE - Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon denied Thursday that he sexually harassed a former assistant. Moon did an extensive radio interview on KIRO-FM to address claims of sexual assault brough...
Dec 21, 2017
Search for missing WWII bomber gets renewed push
HARTFORD, Conn. - A search for a U.S. military aircraft that disappeared near a Pacific island during World War is getting renewed attention ahead of the 75th anniversary of its disappearance. The B-1...
Dec 21, 2017
Quebec female teacher arrested for alleged sex acts with students
SHERBROOKE, Que. - A 44-year-old female high-school teacher in Quebec has been arrested in connection with alleged sex acts with two students who are minors. She was arraigned in Sherbrooke on Thursda...
Dec 21, 2017
Judge tosses out lawsuit against Trump over business ties
NEW YORK - Restaurant workers, a hotel event booker and a watchdog group who say President Donald Trump has business conflicts that violate the Constitution cannot sue him, a New York judge ruled Thur...
Dec 21, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Dec. 21 --- MEMORIAL HELD FOR SHERMANS: Thousands of people attended a memorial on Thursday for billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman, who wer...
Dec 21, 2017
Canadian threat report highlights rise in simple but deadly terror attacks
OTTAWA - Extremists are increasingly carrying out simple but deadly attacks using knives and vehicles, Public Safety Canada warns in its latest assessment of the terrorist threat. Such unsophisticated...
Dec 21, 2017