Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man charged with felony vandalism in smashing of Trump star
LOS ANGELES - A man who used a pickaxe and a sledgehammer to smash Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was charged with felony vandalism, authorities said. James Otis, 52, faces a ...
Nov 18, 2016
Flynn: Outspoken general, intelligence pro, Trump supporter
WASHINGTON - Michael Flynn, the former Army lieutenant general Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, rose through the ranks of military intelligence on the strength of his reputa...
Nov 18, 2016
Rescuers in Turkey search for 12 missing miners; 4 dead
ANKARA, Turkey - Rescue teams recovered another body from a copper mine that collapsed in southeastern Turkey, officials said Friday, raising the death toll to four. A rescue operation to find 12 mine...
Nov 18, 2016
Dying UK girl convinces judge to let her body be frozen
LONDON - The teenage girl’s instructions were direct: She didn’t want to be buried, but to be frozen - with the hope she can continue her life in the future when cancer is cured. “I ...
Nov 18, 2016
'Increased water seepage' reported at Muskrat Falls site, water levels reduced
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Nalcor Energy says water has seeped from a temporary cofferdam at the site of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador. In a statement today, the company said ̶...
Nov 18, 2016
Train derails in Netherlands, causing injuries but no deaths
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A train derailed Friday in the northern Netherlands after colliding with a milk truck, injuring 18 passengers, emergency services said. Video footage and photos from the scene...
Nov 18, 2016
Questions, concerns about Trump loom over Halifax defence meeting
Donald Trump’s shadow loomed large as defence ministers and senior military officers from various nations gathered in Halifax on Friday amid questions and concerns about his impact on global sec...
Nov 18, 2016
Ottawa reverses deportation order, grants residency to 'shocked' mother of four
HALIFAX - Canada’s immigration minister has granted permanent residency to an ill woman who was born in Britain but grew up in Canada under difficult circumstances, citing compassionate grounds ...
Nov 18, 2016
Afghan official: Taliban kill 8 policemen in country's west
KABUL - An Afghan official says a Taliban attack in the country’s western Farah province has killed at least eight police officers. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor in...
Nov 18, 2016
Romania: 7 suspected of giving false revolution certificates
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities have arrested seven people who are suspected of wrongly handing out certificates attesting that people played a key role in 1989 anti-communist revolution. Pr...
Nov 18, 2016