Category Archives: Canadian Press
Protests in Ukraine raise spectre of another uprising
KIEV, Ukraine - In the raw cold and winter rain, Serhiy Hrey stood amid a protest tent camp outside Ukraine’s parliament, making firebombs and declaring his readiness to fight. He’s toughe...
Dec 8, 2017
Chief priest, 2 others dead in Tokyo shrine stabbings
TOKYO - The head priest of a prominent shrine in Tokyo was ambushed and killed with a samurai sword, apparently by her brother, who then took his own life, police said Friday. A female accomplice also...
Dec 8, 2017
10 on trial over deaths in Germany's Love Parade in 2010
BERLIN - Ten people have gone on trial in Germany on charges related to a deadly mass panic at the Love Parade techno music festival in 2010. Twenty-one people died on July 24, 2010, in a crush in a p...
Dec 8, 2017
Ford won't contribute to MSNBC until resolving allegations
NEW YORK - Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. will not be a contributor on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program until allegations of misconduct against him are resolved. “Morning Joe&...
Dec 8, 2017
Usmanov urges IOC to let Russia flag fly at 2018 Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A leading Russian sports official has urged the IOC to reverse a ban on the country’s flag from the Pyeongchang Olympics. Alisher Usmanov, the president of the Internatio...
Dec 8, 2017
Architect calls out premier for focusing on her shoes instead of her work
WINNIPEG - An award-winning architect says she has dealt with much worse in her professional life than a joke Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister made about her fashion choices, but she feels compelled t...
Dec 8, 2017
Pot from the Rock: Canopy Growth strikes deal for private stores in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Canopy Growth Corp. will have the first privately run legal weed stores announced in Canada under a landmark deal to supply and produce pot in Newfoundland and Labrador. The p...
Dec 8, 2017
Song breaks out on flight when attendant sees Men of the Deeps on board
HALIFAX - Passengers on a recent flight out of Cape Breton were treated to a musical performance by one of the island’s most celebrated choirs. Song erupted on the WestJet flight to Halifax late...
Dec 8, 2017
Peru captain Paolo Guerrero to miss World Cup, banned 1 year
ZURICH - Peru captain Paolo Guerrero will miss the World Cup after being banned by FIFA for one year because of a positive test for cocaine. The suspension imposed by the FIFA disciplinary committee c...
Dec 8, 2017
China warns citizens in Pakistan of possible terror attacks
BEIJING - China has warned its citizens in Pakistan to be on alert after receiving intelligence reports about possible attacks targeting Chinese. The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad said on its website F...
Dec 8, 2017