Category Archives: Canadian Press
NATO allies headed to Halifax for Canadian-led military exercise
HALIFAX - Warships from NATO countries will be in Halifax this week for a Canadian-led military exercise aimed at bolstering anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The Defence Department said six countr...
Sep 10, 2016
Florida fines security company that employed Pulse gunman
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - A security company that employed a gunman who massacred dozens at a Florida nightclub faces a $151,400 fine for falsely listing psychological testing information on forms th...
Sep 10, 2016
Harvard to host Pulitzer Prize centennial celebration
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, composers, authors and playwrights are gathering at Harvard University this weekend for a Pulitzer centennial celebration. The Nieman Foundation ...
Sep 10, 2016
U.K.-Canada WestJet plane declares emergency, lands in Iceland
LONDON - WestJet says a flight from London to Edmonton diverted to Iceland on Saturday after the crew discovered a “potential mechanical issue.” The pilots aboard the Boeing 767 declared a...
Sep 10, 2016
Clinton says Trump anti-IS strength is "phoney"
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton is urging people who like the sound of Donald Trump’s boasts about defeating the Islamic State group to consider the difference between “real strength” a...
Sep 10, 2016
Xavier jazz ensemble to perform in China, travels Saturday
NEW ORLEANS - The Xavier University of Louisiana Jazz Ensemble travels to China this month to perform in the inaugural Dajidian International Music Festival. The festival, to be held in Baoding, Hebei...
Sep 10, 2016

MLA and wheelchair racer Stilwell races to fifth career gold medal
RIO DE JANEIRO - When the 400 metres was added to the Paralympic program for Rio, Michelle Stilwell set her plan in motion. Gold was the goal. The Canadian wheelchair sprinter added another Paralympic...
Sep 10, 2016

Trial of dad in boy's hot car death restarts 275 miles away
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Four months after the first attempt to seat an impartial jury failed, the trial of a metro Atlanta man charged with murder after his toddler son died in the back seat of a hot SUV is s...
Sep 10, 2016
Judge in "knees together" case admits "non-existent" knowledge of criminal law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge facing possible removal from the bench for inappropriate remarks he made to a sex assault complainant admits his knowledge of Canadian criminal law at the time was R...
Sep 10, 2016
23 dead in explosion and fire at Bangladesh factory
NEW DELHI - A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 workers and injuring dozens, officials said. Fire officials s...
Sep 10, 2016