Category Archives: Canadian Press
Four dead, no survivors in head-on crash of pickup trucks in Labrador
LODGE BAY, N.L. - Four people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in southern Labrador early Thursday that left no survivors. Road conditions were foggy when two pickup trucks collided head-on at aroun...
Aug 02, 2018

Do you realize how cute you were driving? Police stop tot
MALDEN, Mass. - A 1-year-old motorist has been pulled over for driving without a license - but he got off with a “cuteness warning.” Police in the Boston suburb of Malden say they staged t...
Aug 02, 2018
Dems will try forcing Senate vote against Trump health plan
WASHINGTON - Democrats will try forcing a campaign-season vote on blocking a Trump administration rule letting insurers sell short-term plans that are cheaper but skimpier than allowed under the Obama...
Aug 02, 2018

'Much more Irishness': Newfoundland hears its own distinct voices from 1970s
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - In the 1970s, Aidan O’Hara became known on Newfoundland’s Cape Shore as “the real Irishman” who came to town armed with a recorder, gathering tradition...
Aug 02, 2018
Triumph of the iPhone: Apple cracks trillion-dollar mark
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of stylish technology that has redefined what we expect from our gadgets. The ...
Aug 02, 2018
Restaurant owner jailed 90 days, fined for failing to pay staff as ordered
TORONTO - The owner of a now defunct Toronto-area restaurant chain has been jailed for 90 days for failing to comply with a government order to pay former employees wages and other money they were owe...
Aug 02, 2018
Raif Badawi's sister arrested in Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International
MONTREAL - The sister of jailed blogger Raif Badawi has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty International. The human rights organization said Samar Badawi was detained earlier this wee...
Aug 02, 2018

Trump receives new letter from Kim Jong Un, sends his reply
WASHINGTON - The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump received a new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and responded quickly with a letter of his own. The correspondence, fo...
Aug 02, 2018

Halifax aggravated sexual assault case put over as defence awaits DNA
HALIFAX - The case of a known sex offender charged with aggravated sexual assault and choking after a woman said she was attacked in a Halifax home has been adjourned again. Sem Paul Obed appeared in ...
Aug 02, 2018
Patriots fan turns Tom Brady's autograph into a tattoo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - A young Connecticut woman didn’t want to ever lose the autograph she got from Tom Brady. The New England Patriots star signed 19-year-old Megan Uhrynowski’s arm after a...
Aug 02, 2018