Category Archives: Canadian Press
Roo-ting out trouble: Rogue S Carolina kangaroo nabbed again
CLARKS HILL, S.C. - South Carolina’s most talented escape artist may be a kangaroo. News outlets report the McCormick County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that a mischievous marsupia...
May 18, 2018
Poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal discharged from UK hospital
LONDON - Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal has been discharged from a British hospital more than two months after he was poisoned with a nerve agent and left fighting for his life, health officials sa...
May 18, 2018
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wed in Windsor as millions watch
WINDSOR, England - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other’s eyes and pledged their lifelong love Saturday as they married in front of hundreds of royals, celebrities and friends at...
May 18, 2018
In the news today, May 28
Five stories in the news for Monday, May 28 --- ONTARIO LEADERS GET BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER DEBATE The leaders of Ontario’s three main political parties have a full day of campaigning ahead, afte...
May 18, 2018
Coroner speaks about mix-up of Humboldt Broncos crash victims, release of name
A coroner involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it wasn’t until an injured player woke up in hospital and said he wasn’t who everyone thought he was that officials realized there...
May 18, 2018
Prices at the pump headed higher as long weekend brings out Canadian drivers
CALGARY - Motorists in many parts of Canada are expected to see rising gasoline prices as they fire up their vehicles for road adventures on the Victoria Day long weekend. But price direction will var...
May 18, 2018
Paul Bernardo to stand trial on weapon possession charge in Napanee
NAPANEE, Ont. - Paul Bernardo, one of Canada’s most infamous killers, was ordered Friday to stand trial for allegedly possessing a homemade shank in the maximum-security prison where he’s ...
May 18, 2018
Grassy Narrows chief skeptical as Ontario party leaders pledge mercury clean-up
GRASSY NARROWS, Ont. - The leaders of all three of Ontario’s major political parties pledged Friday to clean up a mercury-contaminated river that has plagued the Grassy Narrows First Nation for ...
May 18, 2018
Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinians resumed their fiery protests at Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday as a U.N. human rights body criticized Israel for the “disproportionate and i...
May 18, 2018
French government says attack foiled, Egyptian man arrested
PARIS - French authorities have thwarted a possible attack using ricin or explosives and handed preliminary terrorism charges to a young Egyptian man arrested in Paris, officials said Friday. The anno...
May 18, 2018