Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump: Prayers in order for 'all involved' in Navy crash
PALM BEACH, Fla. - The White House says President Donald Trump has been briefed on the Navy aircraft mishap in the Pacific Ocean. Trump said in a tweet: “We are monitoring the situation. Prayers...
Nov 22, 2017

Long Inuit wait for residential-school apology from prime minister ends Friday
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Jimmy Tuttauk was working on the remote coast of northern Labrador when he first heard that Ottawa was settling with former students of residential schools. It was 2007 and he...
Nov 22, 2017
Ontario reforms labour laws, boosts minimum wage to $15 in 2019
TORONTO - Ontario passed sweeping labour reform legislation Wednesday, including increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which will form a key pillar of the governing Liberals’ re-election b...
Nov 22, 2017
Police: Man crashes car to highlight dangerous intersection
CLERMONT, Fla. - Authorities say a man angered over people driving dangerously through a busy intersection appeared to intentionally cause a crash there to highlight the problem. The Daily Commercial ...
Nov 22, 2017

N.S. need-a-doctor registry doesn't prioritize sickest people: auditor general
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Health Authority needs to find a way to ensure people with serious health concerns who’ve registered on a provincial website are actually connected with a doctor, the p...
Nov 22, 2017
Unrepentant Mladic sentenced to life for Bosnia atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An unrepentant Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe si...
Nov 22, 2017
Singing, dancing help travellers pass the time during flight delay
Waiting out a flight delay is anything but a joyous experience for most, unless it’s a group of Newfoundlanders with instruments and a trove of traditional music. Some travellers at Pearson Inte...
Nov 22, 2017
The Latest: Kosovo welcomes verdict for Serb military leader
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Latest on the judgment on former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Kosovo has welcomed the conviction of Serbian military chief Ra...
Nov 22, 2017
NewAlert: Tribunal convicts Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic of genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A U.N. war crimes tribunal at The Hague has convicted Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic of genocide. The tribunal sentenced him to life imprisonment. The U.N. judge rea...
Nov 22, 2017
Deloitte report urges Canadian companies to be more courageous about diversity
MONTREAL - Canadian business leaders need to take “courageous” actions to make sure their companies are more diverse and inclusive in order to remain competitive amid demographic and techn...
Nov 22, 2017