Category Archives: Canadian Press
Thai website shutdowns soar after king's death
BANGKOK - Thai authorities cracking down on online insults to the royal family following the recent death of their king pressed Google and Facebook for help as they shut down 1,300-plus websites last ...
Nov 17, 2016
9 Trump Supreme Court prospects at conservative legal parley
WASHINGTON - Two Supreme Court justices and nine judges on President-elect Donald Trump’s list of potential high court picks are among more than 1,000 people expected at a gathering of conservat...
Nov 17, 2016
San Francisco teachers union offers Trump lesson plan
San Francisco’s public schools have been offered a classroom lesson plan that calls President-elect Donald Trump a racist, sexist man who became president “by pandering to a huge racist an...
Nov 17, 2016
S. Korean lawmakers pass law on independent probe of Park
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s parliament on Thursday passed a law that would allow a special prosecutor to investigate a corruption scandal threatening the presidency of Park Geun-hy...
Nov 17, 2016
Opposition to private investment in infrastructure stupid, irresponsible: Liberal MP
OTTAWA - One of the architects of the Liberals’ proposed infrastructure bank says opposition to the idea is short-sighted, stupid and irresponsible. Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, parliamentary secret...
Nov 17, 2016
Canadian warship helps New Zealanders cope with earthquake aftermath
OTTAWA - A Canadian warship is helping New Zealanders cope with the aftermath of a 7.8 magnitude quake that left two dead and cut off 700 people in a small coastal town. HMCS Vancouver was in New Zeal...
Nov 17, 2016
Top grades for naming reindeer: Calgary Santa school trains St. Nicks
CALGARY - A student’s cellphone goes off in the middle of class. “Sorry,” he says. “That’s my head elf.” Some institutions of higher learning may not take kindly to...
Nov 17, 2016
Trudeau looks to gain foothold in Argentina as doors open to foreign investors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Canada’s prime minister and his Argentine counterpart took direct aim Thursday at the walls of protectionism set to be erected around the United States, saying that fre...
Nov 17, 2016
Citizens in wealthy Montreal borough hold referendum on religious accommodation
MONTREAL - The latest flashpoint in Quebec’s ongoing debate on accommodating religious minorities will play out on Sunday in a wealthy enclave on the eastern slope of Montreal’s Mount Roya...
Nov 17, 2016
Lack of comparable opioid overdose stats across Canada hinders response: experts
VANCOUVER - Hundreds have died across the country, but the true magnitude of Canada’s surging opioid crisis remains unknown because of the “hodgepodge” of different methods provinces...
Nov 17, 2016