Category Archives: Canadian Press
Watchdog: Chlorine used in Syrian town of Saraqeb
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The international chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday that chlorine was likely used as a weapon in the rebel-held northern Syrian town of Saraqeb in early February, the l...
May 16, 2018
Plan to ease penalties for corporate crime has drawbacks: internal analysis
OTTAWA - A federal plan to take a bite out of corporate crime by allowing prosecutors to suspend criminal charges against companies has potential downsides, an internal analysis says - including the r...
May 16, 2018
In the news today, May 16
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 16 --- MORNEAU TO ENUNCIATE TRANS MOUNTAIN VISION Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide an update today on the status of his talks with Kinder Morgan to...
May 16, 2018
Trudeau uses NYU graduation speech to criticize growth in identity politics
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first order of business after descending on Donald Trump’s hometown Wednesday was to enlist thousands of newly minted American university graduat...
May 16, 2018
Leaders' election promises on child care, gas prices, vague on details today
TORONTO - The leaders of two of Ontario’s main political parties trumpeted major campaign promises Wednesday - lower gas prices and subsidized child care - that they said would make life more af...
May 16, 2018
Photos of Kurt Cobain's death scene will not be made public
SEATTLE - The Washington State Court of Appeals has ruled that photographs from the scene of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s death will not be released publicly. KING5-TV reports the court ruled ...
May 16, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Washington leads series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Boston 107 Cleveland 94 (Boston leads series 2-0) — IIHF World Championship At Cope...
May 16, 2018
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little wins GOP gubernatorial primary
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday won the hotly contested GOP primary in the race to replace Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter. Little secured the nomination against to...
May 16, 2018
4 shot dead in attack on Indonesia police; officer killed
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead four sword-wielding men who attacked a police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest in a spate of militant attacks acro...
May 15, 2018
Syndergaard, Mets break out in 12-2 rout of Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Devin Mesoraco made quite a first impression in Queens, which has been nothing but trouble for the Toronto Blue Jays over the years. His batterymate wasn’t bad with the bat, either. M...
May 15, 2018