Category Archives: Canadian Press
US-based cleric rejects links to Russian envoy's killing
MOSCOW - A U.S.-based Muslim cleric on Thursday condemned the killing of Russia’s envoy to Turkey and rejected accusations that his movement was behind the attack. Ambassador Andrei Karlov was s...
Dec 22, 2016
Arrest of black man in black church fire stirs debates
JACKSON, Miss. - The arrest of a black man on a charge of burning a black Mississippi church that was spray-painted with the words “Vote Trump” has sparked bickering online and consternati...
Dec 22, 2016
Senegalese man found guilty in murder of US woman in Italy
FLORENCE, Italy - An Italian court on Thursday convicted a Senegalese man of murdering an American woman in her flat after they met at a nightclub, and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. Ashley Olse...
Dec 22, 2016
Cancer-stricken 'Jeopardy!' player wins $103K before death
LOS ANGELES - A woman who died of cancer just days before her appearance on “Jeopardy!” aired won six contests in a row and more than $103,000, some of which she donated to cancer research...
Dec 22, 2016
New Brunswick makes own agreement with Ottawa on health care funding
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has reached its own agreement on health care funding with the federal government, and Premier Brian Gallant says he hopes other provinces are able to do the same. Gallant s...
Dec 22, 2016
QuickList: November inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctu...
Dec 22, 2016
Records show Alan Thicke died from rupture of major artery
LOS ANGELES - Alan Thicke died after his aorta artery tore then ruptured last week, according to his death certificate released Wednesday. The details emerged after the “Growing Pains” sta...
Dec 22, 2016
QuickList: November inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfou...
Dec 22, 2016
Drag of lower food prices helps slow inflation to 1.2%, while retail sales rise
OTTAWA - The country’s annual inflation rate rang in below expectations last month at 1.2 per cent, largely under the weight of lower food costs, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The national in...
Dec 22, 2016
Seeing Berlin attacked, Nice relives truck rampage horror
NICE, France - The nightmares returned to Catherine Cocampo this week - visions of a truck careening through crowds, leaving a trail of corpses behind it. Residents of the French Riviera city of Nice ...
Dec 22, 2016