Category Archives: Canadian Press
Auditors find military bases falling apart due to lack of funding
OTTAWA - A National Defence audit has found many of Canada’s military bases are falling apart because of chronic underspending on the maintenance, repair and replacement of sewers, roads and ele...
Oct 02, 2016

National carbon price appears elusive as environment ministers set to meet
OTTAWA - A national price on carbon emissions appears to be no closer to reality as Canada’s environment ministers meet Monday in Montreal to begin hammering out a pan-Canadian climate plan. Pro...
Oct 02, 2016
Ambrose to highlight rights of women and girls with U.K. Conservatives
OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose is not about to let herself be outdone when it comes to promoting the rights of women and girls on the world stage. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created some buzz last week when...
Oct 02, 2016

'It feels very personal:' House concerts becoming more popular in Canada
HALIFAX - Carolyn Kelly cradles a glass of wine in one hand and pats her English bulldog Dudley with the other as she nestles barefoot into a bright red bean bag chair, reclining comfortably as singer...
Oct 02, 2016
Not pot: US hemp farms take root under state pilot programs
EATON, N.Y. - A lush field of cannabis growing on a secluded hilltop in central New York may look and smell like marijuana, but its myriad uses don’t include getting high. New York’s first...
Oct 02, 2016
4 students from same high school are found dead in a month
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. - The school year in one suburban New York community has started with funerals, fear and frustration. Four teenagers from Brentwood High School on Long Island have been found dead with...
Oct 02, 2016
Hope, relief for transgender military families in new policy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Like many transgender teens, Jenn Brewer faced bullying when she came out. Some classmates called her “tranny,” and a few teachers refused to address the 13-year-old by a...
Oct 02, 2016
Man United held 1-1 by last-place Stoke in Premier League
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United’s stumbles in the Premier League continued Sunday with a 1-1 home draw against struggling Stoke, which left Old Trafford without losing for the first time...
Oct 02, 2016

Philippine president apologizes to Jews for Hitler remark
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Jews worldwide Sunday after his remarks drawing comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and Hitler and the Holocaust spark...
Oct 02, 2016
Queen gifts home-made altar hanging to famed Lutheran church
BERLIN - The Queen of Denmark has donated an altar hanging she embroidered to the German church considered a starting point for Martin Luther’s Reformation movement almost 500 years ago. Luther ...
Oct 02, 2016