Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge: Roof competent to stand trial in church shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The white man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District J...
Nov 25, 2016
Hanyu dominates men's short program at NHK Trophy
SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu recorded a season-best score to dominate the men’s short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday while Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford w...
Nov 25, 2016
Putin promises troubled World Cup stadium will be ready
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised FIFA that a much-delayed stadium in St. Petersburg will be ready in time to host Confederations Cup and World Cup matches. The 69,000-seat stadiu...
Nov 25, 2016
Amber Alert cancelled after four-year-old Vancouver girl found safe and sound
VANCOUVER - An Amber Alert has been cancelled in British Columbia after a four-year-old Vancouver girl who police allege was abducted by her mother was found safe and sound. Police were concerned for ...
Nov 25, 2016
Man killed, brother wounded in shooting at mall parking lot
MAYS LANDING, N.J. - Two brothers were shot, one fatally, in the parking lot of a mall in southern New Jersey early Friday, authorities said. Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Diane Ruberton said the ...
Nov 25, 2016
Bulgaria PM: Migrants held in camp clashes will be deported
SOFIA, Bulgaria - About 400 migrants have been detained after clashes with police at a refugee camp in southern Bulgaria left several injured, and the country’s prime minister said Friday that s...
Nov 25, 2016
Police charge parents after 2-year-old shot accidentally
PHILADELPHIA - The parents of a toddler allegedly shot by his 4-year-old cousin are facing charges of child endangerment and related offences. Philadelphia police on Friday announced the arrests of Ra...
Nov 25, 2016
French prosecutor says 4 friends plotted imminent attack
PARIS - Four long-time friends in their 30s, living in the same French city and communicating through a closed phone line, were planning a terror attack in France as early as next week on orders from ...
Nov 25, 2016
Canadian soldier found dead in gym in Jordan returned to Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Canadian soldier who died in Jordan was returned home to Newfoundland under escort Thursday. Maj. Scott Foote’s remains were taken to St. John’s International Ai...
Nov 25, 2016
NY explorers find 1872 shipwreck of rare Great Lakes vessel
ALBANY, N.Y. - The 144-year-old shipwreck of a rare sailing vessel that typically wasn’t used for long voyages on the Great Lakes has been found in deep water off Lake Ontario’s New York s...
Nov 25, 2016