Category Archives: Canadian Press
Swedish man convicted of 'online' rape will appeal, his lawyer says
COPENHAGEN - A Swede convicted of rape over the internet after coercing teenagers in Canada, Britain and the United States to perform sexual acts in front of webcams, will appeal the verdict. Defence ...
Dec 1, 2017
The Latest: Pope blesses Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Latest on Pope Francis’ visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Pope Francis has greeted and blessed Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to Bangladesh ...
Dec 1, 2017
West Africa is focus of Jordan counter-terrorism conference
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan’s state news agency says King Abdullah II is hosting a high-level conference on fighting terrorism and extremist ideologies, particularly in West Africa. The Petra agency ...
Dec 1, 2017
Schools cut ties with honorees accused of sexual misconduct
Dozens of U.S. colleges have bestowed honours upon prominent men from Hollywood to the nation’s capital who have recently been accused of sexual misconduct. Their dilemma: deciding whether to re...
Dec 1, 2017
Russian parliament to bar all US media from accessing it
MOSCOW - Russia’s parliament could bar U.S. media from reporting within its walls in retaliation for the withdrawal of a Kremlin-funded television station’s credentials in the United State...
Dec 1, 2017
Trump: Dems will lose voters because they are weak on crime
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out Friday after a jury acquitted a Mexican man in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier, calling the verdict “disgraceful” and suggesti...
Dec 1, 2017
EU tells UK: No trade talks without progress on Irish border
LONDON - The European Union warned Britain on Friday that it must outline by next week how it plans to keep an open Irish border after Brexit or the bloc will refuse to start negotiating a new trade d...
Dec 1, 2017
Large, black vulture may have been blown by storm into N.L. community
BURGEO, N.L. - A large black vulture that has been enthralling residents of a small Newfoundland community may have ended up there after getting blown off course by a storm. Bird watcher Bruce McTavis...
Dec 1, 2017
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle greet fans in English city
LONDON - Chanting “Harry, Harry!” and “Meghan, Meghan,” hundreds of people lined the streets of a central English city Friday to welcome Britain’s Prince Harry and his Am...
Dec 1, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 1
Seven stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 1 --- BASEBALL ANALYST FIRED FROM SPORTSNET Gregg Zaun has been fired from Sportsnet due to alleged “inappropriate behaviour and comments” toward...
Dec 1, 2017