Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chew on this: Report says top CEOs to earn more by lunch than average worker in 2017
TORONTO - Before lunchtime Tuesday, Canada’s highest-paid CEOs were projected to earn as much as the average working person does all year, says a report released by a think tank that tracks exec...
Jan 03, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 3
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 3 --- ONTARIO WOMAN KILLED IN ISTANBUL NIGHTCLUB ATTACK A Canadian woman killed in an attack on a Turkish nightclub has been identified by Global Affairs Can...
Jan 03, 2017
Iran activist ends 71-day prison hunger strike as wife freed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An imprisoned Iranian human rights activist ended a 71-day hunger strike Tuesday as his detained wife won a temporary release from prison, a day after his case sparked a ...
Jan 03, 2017
Alberta man who killed two seniors didn't have rights violated in jail: judge
EDMONTON - A judge is questioning the credibility of a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors and dismissed part of a constitutional argument that his rights were violated in custody. A ...
Jan 03, 2017
N.B. Crown to appeal ruling overturning Dennis Oland's murder conviction
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick prosecutors say they will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a court ruling overturning Dennis Oland’s murder conviction - while the defence say...
Jan 03, 2017
UN: At least 6,878 civilians killed in Iraq violence in 2016
BAGHDAD - Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said on Monday, as the Iraqi government struggles to maintain security nationwide and to dislodge I...
Jan 03, 2017
Officials: Customs system outage causes waits at airports
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement Monday saying a processing system outage caused delays at various airports. CBP officers continued processing international traveller...
Jan 02, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Relegation Round at Montreal Finland 2 Latvia 1 Quarter-finals at Montreal Sweden 8 Slovakia 3 Canada 5 Czech Republic 3 Quarter-finals ...
Jan 02, 2017
Amber Alert: New Mexico boy found OK; dad flees into Mexico
LA MESA, N.M. - A 2-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert when his father fled with him after allegedly beating the child’s grandfather and torching his mobile home has been found u...
Jan 02, 2017
Ryan Miller picks up 350th career win as Canucks down Avalanche 3-2
VANCOUVER - As a young goalie with dreams of playing in the NHL, Ryan Miller grew up idolizing two legends of American hockey. Now his name sits right alongside John Vanbiesbrouck and Tom Barrasso. Mi...
Jan 02, 2017