Category Archives: Canadian Press
Infamous crack video of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford made public
TORONTO - Three years after sparking a firestorm of controversy, a notorious video featuring Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine was made public on Thursday, a move that angered the late Toronto mayor̵...
Aug 11, 2016
UN chief enlists Hollywood star power to end poverty
LOS ANGELES - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Hollywood to enlist its star power in the United Nation’s ambitious campaign to end poverty, tackle climate change and promote a fai...
Aug 11, 2016
A timeline in the case of terror suspect 24-year-old Aaron Driver
A timeline in the case of Aaron Driver, a man suspected of planning terrorist activities who was killed in a confrontation with RCMP: December 2014: RCMP receive a complaint from a member of the publi...
Aug 11, 2016
A timeline in the case of terror suspect 24-year-old Aaron Driver
A timeline in the case of Aaron Driver, a man suspected of planning terrorist activities who was killed in a confrontation with RCMP: December 2014: RCMP receive a complaint from a member of the publi...
Aug 11, 2016
Wildfires spare Marseille in France, but danger high nearby
MARSEILLE, France - Firefighters in southern France brought in reinforcements from across the country on Thursday to help smother the last flames and douse dry brush after wind-whipped wildfires devas...
Aug 11, 2016
Federal officials turn attention to root causes with payroll problems
OTTAWA - The top public servant at the department overseeing the troubled Phoenix payroll system says officials are trying to get to the root causes of issues with the new system in order to restore t...
Aug 11, 2016
Federal officials turn attention to root causes with payroll problems
OTTAWA - The top public servant at the department overseeing the troubled Phoenix payroll system says officials are trying to get to the root causes of issues with the new system in order to restore t...
Aug 11, 2016
Lawyer says Sandusky will testify Friday in appeals hearing
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer says the former Penn State assistant football coach will testify during an upcoming appeals hearing about whether he was improperly convicted four years...
Aug 11, 2016
Correction: Budget Deficit story
WASHINGTON - In a story Aug. 10 about the U.S. budget deficit for July, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of an organization that has analyzed the budget plans of Hillary Clinton and ...
Aug 11, 2016
IMF, Egypt agree on $12B loan to fix ailing economy
CAIRO - The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will grant Egypt a $12 billion loan over three years to help the Arab world’s most populous country mend its ailing economy following yea...
Aug 11, 2016