Category Archives: Canadian Press
Church renovation lifts Christmas spirit in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - A historic renovation of the Church of the Nativity is lifting spirits in the biblical town of Bethlehem ahead of Christmas, offering visitors a look at ancient mosa...
Dec 10, 2018
Prosecutors indict Nissan's Ghosn for underreporting pay
TOKYO - Prosecutors have charged Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, another executive and the automaker itself for allegedly violating financial laws by underreporting income. The ...
Dec 10, 2018
Ellen Page steps up attack on Nova Scotia pulp mill's effluent pipeline
HALIFAX - Hollywood actor Ellen Page is doubling down on her criticism of a Nova Scotia pulp mill, rallying her 1.4 million Twitter followers against its plan to build an effluent pipeline into the oc...
Dec 10, 2018
Nearly 85 per cent of UN nations back migration deal; not US
MARRAKECH, Morocco - Defying fierce opposition from the United States and a few other nations, nearly 85 per cent of the countries at the U.N. agreed Monday on a sweeping yet non-binding accord to ens...
Dec 10, 2018
CUPE calls off Flair Airlines job action citing job security concerns
BURNABY, B.C. - The Canadian Union of Public Employees has called off a job action by 139 Flair Airlines flight attendants that was set to begin at midnight tonight. The union cites concerns for the j...
Dec 10, 2018
Top House Dems raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump
WASHINGTON - Top House Democrats have raised the prospect of impeachment or the real possibility of prison time for President Donald Trump if it’s proved that he directed illegal hush money paym...
Dec 10, 2018
Brexit deal in turmoil as May postpones Parliament vote
LONDON - Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to European Union leaders to seek change...
Dec 10, 2018
S. Korea charges 4 with illegally importing N. Korean coal
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean prosecutors said Monday that they have charged four people with illegally importing North Korean coal via Russia in violation of U.N. sanctions. The indictment...
Dec 10, 2018
Russian court convicts ex-policemen of 56 murders
MOSCOW - A court in Russia’s eastern Siberia on Monday convicted a former policeman of murdering 56 women, bringing the number he is believed to have killed to at least 78. The court found Mikha...
Dec 10, 2018
Trump scrambling to find new White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON - Wanted: Top aide to most powerful leader in world. Chief qualification: Willing to take the job. Must also be prepared to tolerate regular undermining by boss and risk of steep legal bill...
Dec 10, 2018