Category Archives: Canadian Press
Follow the money: investors lead charge on climate change
BERLIN - An international summit Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the Paris climate agreement has drawn world leaders, celebrities, companies and environmental groups to the French capital, a...
Dec 12, 2017
NTSB cites weak safety culture by owner of sunken El Faro
The owner of the sunken cargo ship El Faro had a weak corporate safety culture that contributed to the vessel’s demise and the deaths of 33 mariners, federal accident investigators said on Tuesd...
Dec 12, 2017
Dutch report highlights sexual harassment in sports
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A report commissioned by the Dutch Olympic Committee says urgent action must be taken to tackle widespread sexual abuse and harassment in sports in the Netherlands. The report...
Dec 12, 2017
CAA to form legal defence fund for harassment victims
LOS ANGELES - The powerful Hollywood talent agency CAA is cancelling its annual pre-Golden Globe Awards party and planning to form a legal defence fund to assist workplace harassment victims across al...
Dec 12, 2017
Brown dismisses Wynne's defamation lawsuit against him as a stunt
TORONTO - Ontario’s Opposition leader is brushing off a defamation lawsuit the premier has launched against him as a political stunt - increasing the likelihood the dispute will drag on through ...
Dec 12, 2017
Fetid attraction: London fatberg to go on museum display
LONDON - Part of a monster fatberg that clogged one of London’s sewers is destined for fame in a museum. The Museum of London says it will put the only remaining chunk of the 130-metric-ton (143...
Dec 12, 2017
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to head to space station in 2018
MONTREAL - The coming year is promising to be a busier one than usual for the Canadian Space Agency. After a five-year lull, a Canadian astronaut will finally head back into space, with David Saint-Ja...
Dec 12, 2017
Egyptian singer sentenced to 2 years over racy video
CAIRO - An Egyptian female pop singer has been convicted of promoting debauchery in a racy video clip and sentenced to two years in prison. The Cairo court also ordered Shaimaa Ahmed, better known by ...
Dec 12, 2017
A double dose of pointlessness: Two reasons Trump-Trudeau trade tiff irrelevant
WASHINGTON - There are dead-end conversations. Then there’s the image of Justin Trudeau quibbling about the Canada-U.S. trade deficit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently revealed some...
Dec 12, 2017
Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria
MOSCOW - Before he was killed by a sniper in Syria at age 23, Ivan Slyshkin wrote a poignant message on social media to his fiancee: “We will see each other soon - and I will hold you as tight a...
Dec 12, 2017