Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chronicler of Islamic State 'killing machine' goes public
The historian carried secrets too heavy for one man to bear. He packed his bag with his most treasured possessions before going to bed: the 1 terabyte hard drive with his evidence against the Islamic ...
Dec 7, 2017
Brazil groups look to channel anger into political action
SAO PAULO - Something in Brazil has snapped. After one of the deepest recessions in its modern history, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America and more than a year under what may be the most ...
Dec 7, 2017
Maine police: Bouncing roll of duct tape leads to 911 call
BANGOR, Maine - Police in Bangor, Maine, say a reported intruder turned out to be a roll of duct tape. Officers responded to a call from a woman who heard noises from her basement and reported that he...
Dec 7, 2017
'My hands were on her neck,' Garnier says during police interview
HALIFAX - Christopher Garnier told police he put his hands on Catherine Campbell’s neck and removed them after hearing gasps before the off-duty police officer died, his murder trial has heard. ...
Dec 7, 2017
Gymnastics Canada suspends Edmonton-based coach because of sex-abuse allegations
MONTREAL - Gymnastics Canada suspended an Edmonton-based coach on Thursday amid allegations he sexually abused some of his former students. The decision to suspend Michel Arsenault came after CBC̵...
Dec 7, 2017
Security bill needs safeguards to prevent 'a profile on all of us': privacy czar
OTTAWA - National security agencies should be required to destroy personal information once they determine someone is not a threat, the federal privacy watchdog says. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therr...
Dec 7, 2017
Hehr apologizes, pledges to do better after new complaint from Calgary mom
OTTAWA - Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr admitted to sometimes being “brash” and “inappropriate” after a fresh complaint of disrespect surfaced Thursday - this one from a Calga...
Dec 7, 2017
Nova Scotia accepts arbitrator's decision for wage hikes for civil servants
HALIFAX - Arbitrators have awarded a seven per cent wage hike to Nova Scotia civil servants over six years, in a decision the premier says is within the province’s means despite his prior, high-...
Dec 7, 2017
Environment concerns in trade talks with China progressing well, says McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada and China have made good progress on environmental laws and regulations that are among the barriers to launching official free trade talks. ...
Dec 7, 2017
Retired justice 'so disappointed' to be kept off jury
BOSTON - She was impartial enough to serve as a justice on the highest court in Massachusetts, but apparently that wasn’t enough for Geraldine Hines to be named a juror in a murder trial. The 70...
Dec 7, 2017