Category Archives: Canadian Press

Former Green party candidate on trial in Germany for denying Holocaust
VANCOUVER - A former federal Green candidate disavowed by the party for her anti-Semitic views is on trial in Germany for publishing videos denying the Holocaust. Monika Schaefer ran unsuccessfully fo...
Jul 09, 2018

Water bomber called in to fight brush fire in subdivision of St. John's
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Mohamed Ravalia thought his neighbours were out barbecuing on one of the first sunny summer days in St. John’s when he caught the scent of smoke in the air early Monday ...
Jul 09, 2018

Drake has 7 of the Top 10 songs on Billboard Hot 100 chart
NEW YORK - Drake officially owns the Billboard charts, where seven of his songs currently sit in the Top 10. All 25 tracks from Drake’s ultra-popular “Scorpion” album, released on Ju...
Jul 09, 2018

Federal immigration minister criticizes Ont. Tories' language on asylum seekers
HALIFAX - The federal minister of immigration objected Monday to the new Ontario Tory government’s references to people claiming refugee status as “illegal border crossers.” Last wee...
Jul 09, 2018

Bank of Canada widely expected to get back on its rate-hiking path
OTTAWA - After waiting for half a year, Stephen Poloz appears ready to get back on his rate-hiking path this week. Recent signals from the Bank of Canada governor, combined with strong economic data, ...
Jul 09, 2018
Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, charged with assault, has case put over
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who is charged with assault, had his case put over for three weeks at a brief court hearing Monday. The 23-year-old closer was arrested in May in connection wi...
Jul 09, 2018

Gal Gadot visits kids at hospital in 'Wonder Woman' costume
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot visited children at a Virginia hospital wearing her iconic Amazonian armour costume from the superhero film. At Inova Children’s Hos...
Jul 09, 2018

Greyhound Canada to end routes in Prairies, B.C., leaving small towns in lurch
OTTAWA - Greyhound Canada, for decades a critical link connecting the country’s small towns and isolated communities with bigger urban centres, is pulling away for good in the Prairies, B.C. and...
Jul 09, 2018

Man shot to death after stabbing relatives in federal office
MCCOMB, Miss. - A Mississippi man stabbed his mother and grandmother in a federal government office Monday and was then shot to death by a security guard. Pike County Coroner Jason Jones told The Asso...
Jul 09, 2018
Trial begins for man accused of setting fire to Texas mosque
VICTORIA, Texas - A federal prosecutor says a “rabid hatred” of Muslims led a 26-year-old man to set fire to a Southeast Texas mosque. Prosecutor Sharad Khandelwal made the claim Monday du...
Jul 09, 2018